bioengineer

verb

bio·​en·​gi·​neer ˌbī-(ˌ)ō-ˌen-jə-ˈnir How to pronounce bioengineer (audio)
bioengineered; bioengineering; bioengineers

transitive verb

: to modify or produce by bioengineering
bioengineered insulin
bioengineer noun

Examples of bioengineer in a Sentence

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Still, the team hopes to eventually bioengineer a bird that closely resembles the extinct moa in size and form. — Moná Thomas, People.com, 12 July 2025 Stanford University bioengineer Manu Prakash came up with the idea on a research trip in the Thai jungle more than a decade ago. — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 17 Sep. 2022 In 2020, one team of researchers, led by Massachusetts Institute of Technology bioengineer James Collins, announced that a deep-learning algorithm identified a new antibiotic with an unconventional mechanism of action. — Peter Andrey Smith, STAT, 10 Sep. 2021 Researchers at the Salk Institute, for example, hope to bioengineer plants whose roots will churn out huge amounts of a carbon-rich, cork-like substance called suberin. — Quanta Magazine, 2 Aug. 2021 See All Example Sentences for bioengineer

Word History

First Known Use

1951, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bioengineer was in 1951

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Medical Definition

bioengineer

1 of 2 noun
bio·​en·​gi·​neer -ˌen-jə-ˈni(ə)r How to pronounce bioengineer (audio)
: a person specializing in bioengineering

bioengineer

2 of 2 transitive verb
: to modify or produce by bioengineering
bioengineered insulin
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