biosensor

See also: Biosensor

English

Etymology

bio- +‎ sensor

Noun

biosensor (plural biosensors)

1. (biochemistry) Any device that detects, records or transmits physiological data, especially data concerning the presence of chemical compounds (analytes)
   • 2005, Cecil Leeburn Wilson et al., chapter 5, in Comprehensive analytical chemistry, →ISBN, page 216:

     Since the early 1980s, considerable research effort has been devoted to the development of fiber optic (FO) biosensors because of their potential sensitivity, detection speed, and adaptability to a wide variety of assay conditions.

2. (biochemistry) A device that uses biological material (e.g. microorganisms, oligonucleotides, enzymes, antibodies) to detect other biological molecules or chemicals.
   • 2005, José-Luis Barredo, chapter 2, in Microbial enzymes and biotransformations, →ISBN, page 29:

     Today's biosensor market is dominated by glucose biosensors, mass-produced enzyme-electrodes for the rapid self-diagnosis of blood glucose levels by diabetes sufferers.

Derived terms

• microbiosensor
• nanobiosensor

 

Related terms

• biosensoric

Translations

devvice for physiological data

• Polish: biosensor (pl) m

Anagrams

• sorbinose

Polish

Etymology

From bio- +‎ sensor. First attested in 1984.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bjɔˈsɛn.sɔr/
• Rhymes: -ɛnsɔr
• Syllabification: bio‧sen‧sor

Noun

biosensor m inan

1. (biochemistry) biosensor (device that detects, records or transmits physiological data)

Declension

Declension of biosensor

	singular	plural
nominative	biosensor	biosensory
genitive	biosensora	biosensorów
dative	biosensorowi	biosensorom
accusative	biosensor	biosensory
instrumental	biosensorem	biosensorami
locative	biosensorze	biosensorach
vocative	biosensorze	biosensory

Further reading

• biosensor in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Noun

biosensor m (plural biosensores)

1. biosensor

Further reading

• “biosensor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014