biosensor

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bio- +‎ sensor

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biosensor (plural biosensors)

  1. (biochemistry) Any device that detects, records or transmits physiological data, especially data concerning the presence of chemical compounds (analytes)
    • 2005, Cecil Leeburn Wilson et al., chapter 5, in Comprehensive analytical chemistry, →ISBN, page 216:
      Since the early 1980s, considerable research effort has been devoted to the development of fiber optic (FO) biosensors because of their potential sensitivity, detection speed, and adaptability to a wide variety of assay conditions.
  2. (biochemistry) A device that uses biological material (e.g. microorganisms, oligonucleotides, enzymes, antibodies) to detect other biological molecules or chemicals.
    • 2005, José-Luis Barredo, chapter 2, in Microbial enzymes and biotransformations, →ISBN, page 29:
      Today's biosensor market is dominated by glucose biosensors, mass-produced enzyme-electrodes for the rapid self-diagnosis of blood glucose levels by diabetes sufferers.

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Polish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From bio- +‎ sensor. First attested in 1984.[1][2]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /bjɔˈsɛn.sɔr/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnsɔr
  • Syllabification: bio‧sen‧sor

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biosensor m inan

  1. (biochemistry) biosensor (device that detects, records or transmits physiological data)

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  1. ^ Przegląd techniczny, poświęcony sprawom przemysłu i techniki[1], 10 1984, page 7
  2. ^ biosensor in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

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biosensor m (plural biosensores)

  1. biosensor

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