bioactive

English

Etymology

From bio- +‎ active.

Adjective

bioactive (comparative more bioactive, superlative most bioactive)

1. Biologically active; having a biological effect. [from 20th c.]
   • 2017, Mark Carnall, The Guardian, 9 August:

     Although some cephalopod inks have been studied chemically, there’s still a lot unknown about the bioactive function of ink when released in the wild.

Derived terms

• bioactive glass

Translations

having a biological effect

• Dutch: bioactief
• Finnish: bioaktiivinen (fi)
• Indonesian: bioaktif
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: bioaktiv

  Nynorsk: bioaktiv

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• Polish: bioaktywny

Noun

bioactive (plural bioactives)

1. Such a material

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French

Adjective

bioactive

1. feminine singular of bioactif