bioreactor en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English react Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin -ātor Old French -eorbor. Middle English -our ▲ Latin -torlbor. English -or English reactor English bioreactor From bio- + reactor.
Meanings
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A vat or pressure vessel, containing microorganisms or biochemically active substances, used for biotechnological processes such as fermentation, waste recycling, or making drugs.
First, there will be little reaction in the settler so that the concentrations of soluble constituents in the recycle stream are the same as those in the bioreactor.
2011, C. P. Leslie Grady, Jr.; Glen T. Daigger; Nancy G. Love, Biological Wastewater Treatment, Third Edition, page 189:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bioreactors | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
minibioreactor · microbioreactor · sonobioreactor · nanobioreactor · photobioreactor
Hypernyms
chemical reactor · reaction vessel · reactor
Translations (4)
pl bioreaktor (A fermentation vat containing microorganisms) · ga bith-imoibreoir (A fermentation vat containing microorganisms) · fi bioreaktori (A fermentation vat containing microorganisms) · it bioreattore (A fermentation vat containing microorganisms)