biospecific
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- enPR: bī′ō-spĭ-sĭf′ĭk
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌbaɪ.əʊ.spɪˈsɪf.ɪk/
- (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˌbaɪ.oʊ.spɪˈsɪf.ɪk/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌbɑɪ.əʉ.spɪˈsɪf.ɪk/
- (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˌbaɪ.ɐʉ.spəˈsəf.ək/
- (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˌbaɪ.o.spɪˈsɪf.ɪk/
- (India) IPA(key): /ˌbaj.oː.spiˈsif.ik/
- Rhymes: -ɪfɪk
- Hyphenation: bi‧o‧spe‧cif‧ic
Adjective
biospecific (not comparable)
- (biochemistry) Whose properties or activities vary according to the specific biological molecule that it interacts with.
- (biology) Of or relating to a biospecies.