biomaterial

American  

[bahy-oh-muh-teer-ee-uhl, bahy-oh-muh-teer-] / ˌbaɪ oʊ məˈtɪər i əl, ˈbaɪ oʊ məˌtɪər- /

noun

1. a synthetic material, usually a plastic, suitable for implanting in a living body to repair damaged or diseased parts.

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Etymology

Origin of biomaterial

First recorded in 1965–70; bio- + material

Example Sentences

Russian men and women rarely use the clinics "just in case" something went wrong, Fontanka reported, and they had never considered freezing their biomaterial before.

From BBC

Families can also use the stored biomaterial free of charge if their compulsory medical insurance indicates they can do so.

From Reuters

The biomaterial can support the high temperatures and pressures that machines use to finish animal leather, says Jacqueline Cruz, co-founder of Le Qara.

From Scientific American

“Symbiotica” comprises a field of glowing LEDs that sprout like mushrooms from sheaths made of discarded single-use plastic and biomaterial grown and cast from mycelium.

From Washington Post

In this grim vision of the future, a lonely, haunted entity known first as C-432 and then as C-433 scours the frozen continent for pockets of biomaterial to bring back to the derelict hunk of metal it calls home.

From New York Times