different between biotech vs taxonomy

English

Etymology

Clipping of biotechnology.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bi?o?tech

Noun

biotech (countable and uncountable, plural biotechs)

1. (uncountable) Biotechnology

   I'm planning to work in biotech after college.

2. (countable) A company specializing in biotechnology, or stock in such a company

   A lot of people invested in biotechs, back in the '90s.

Adjective

biotech (not comparable)

1. (informal) of, or relating to biotechnology

French

Noun

biotech f (plural biotechs)

1. Synonym of biotechnologie

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French taxonomie. Surface analysis taxo- +? -nomy.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /tæk?s?n?mi/
• (US) IPA^(key): /tæk?s??n?mi/
• Rhymes: -?n?mi

Noun

taxonomy (countable and uncountable, plural taxonomies)

1. The science or the technique used to make a classification.
2. A classification; especially, a classification in a hierarchical system.
3. (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

Synonyms

• taxonomics
• (science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms): alpha taxonomy

Coordinate terms

• nomenclature
• ontology

Derived terms

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