bioactive

English

Etymology

From bio- +‎ active.

Adjective

bioactive (comparative more bioactive, superlative most bioactive)

1. Biologically active; having a biological effect. [from 20th c.]
   • 2017 August 9, Mark Carnall, The Guardian‎^[1]:

     Although some cephalopod inks have been studied chemically, there’s still a lot unknown about the bioactive function of ink when released in the wild.

Derived terms

• bioactive glass
• nonbioactive

 

Translations

having a biological effect

• Dutch: bioactief
• Finnish: bioaktiivinen (fi)
• Hungarian: bioaktív
• Indonesian: bioaktif
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: bioaktiv

  Nynorsk: bioaktiv

• Polish: bioaktywny

Noun

bioactive (plural bioactives)

1. Such a material

French

Adjective

bioactive

1. feminine singular of bioactif