biosensor

See also: Biosensor

English

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der.
Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der.
English bio-
English sensor
English biosensor

    From bio- + sensor.

    Noun

    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

    Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der.
    Ancient Greek βίος (bíos)der.
    Polish bio-
    English sensorbor.
    Polish sensor
    Polish biosensor

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

      Pronunciation

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

      Noun

      biosensor m inan

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

      Declension

      Declension of biosensor
      singular plural
      nominative biosensor biosensory
      genitive biosensora biosensorów
      dative biosensorowi biosensorom
      accusative biosensor biosensory
      instrumental biosensorem biosensorami
      locative biosensorze biosensorach
      vocative biosensorze biosensory

      References

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

      Further reading

      • “biosensor”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish)

      Spanish

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /bjosenˈsoɾ/ [bjo.sẽnˈsoɾ]
      • Rhymes: -oɾ
      • Syllabification: bio‧sen‧sor

      Noun

      biosensor m (plural biosensores)

      1. (biochemistry) biosensor

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