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bio- +‎ recognition

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biorecognition (uncountable)

  1. (biology) biological recognition of specific chemical compounds, especially as part of the immune system
    • 2000, Romanian Journal of Biochemistry - Volumes 37-44, page 11:
      The determinant factors are in connection with: the nature of the molecular biorecognition layer of the biological traductor, the enzymatic activity of the whole system or even of the isolated enzymes (in a well-defined biosensor area or fixed on a polymeric membrane) and the concentration of the L-glutamate substrate.