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BIOCHIP
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A microchip that uses tiny strands of DNA to latch onto and quickly recognize thousands of genes at a time; intended for use in a biological environment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("biochip" is a kind of...):
chip; micro chip; microchip; microprocessor chip; silicon chip (electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit)