Biosensor Definition

bīō-sĕnsər, -sôr
biosensors
noun
A sensor device for detecting and measuring very small quantities or changes in a biochemical or chemical substance, in which a microelectronic component registers reactions related to the substance and translates them into data.
Webster's New World
A device that detects, records, and transmits information regarding a physiological change or process.
American Heritage Medicine
A device that uses biological materials, such as enzymes, to monitor the presence of various chemicals in a substance.
American Heritage Medicine

(biochemistry) Any device that detects, records or transmits physiological data, especially data concerning the presence of chemical compounds (analytes)

Wiktionary

(biochemistry) A device that uses biological material (e.g. microorganisms, oligonucleotides, enzymes, antibodies) to detect other biological molecules or chemicals.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Biosensor

Noun

Singular:
biosensor
Plural:
biosensors

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