bioprocess

noun

bio·​pro·​cess ¦bī-(ˌ)ō-¦prä-ˌses+ 

plural bioprocesses

: a biological process that is used in the creation of a material or product

… has spent more than 20 years studying the bioprocesses and biotechnology … involved with creating vaccines.

—Wendy Leonard, Deseret Morning News (Salt Lake City, Utah), 13 Oct. 2011

An example of a bioprocess would be using yeast to transform corn into ethanol.

—Nicklaus Lovelady, Belleville (Illinois) News-Democrat, 24 Feb. 2006

Older bioprocesses, such as fermentation, typically use whole cells and require separating the product from reaction batches.

—Chemical & Engineering News, 21 May 2001

bioprocessing

¦bī-(ˌ)ō-¦prä-ˌse-siŋ+ 

noun

Researchers are finding ways to use bioprocessing and biotechnology to make paper and textile processing more environmentally friendly and energy efficient.

—Mairin B. Brennan, Chemical & Engineering News, 23 Mar. 1998

… a bioprocessing facility that is making the culture medium in which stem cells will be grown.

—Terri Somers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Dec. 2006

Word History

First Known Use

1981, in the meaning defined above

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