bioorganic

American  

[bahy-oh-awr-gan-ik] / ˌbaɪ oʊ ɔrˈgæn ɪk /

adjective

Biochemistry.

1. pertaining to the composition and biological activity of carbon-based compounds, especially those of laboratory rather than biogenic origin (bioinorganic ).

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Etymology

Origin of bioorganic

First recorded in 1970–75; bio- + organic

Example Sentences

“We want to find them jobs in their expertise,” says Jacek Kolanowski of PAN’s Institute of Bioorganic chemistry.

From Science Magazine

The Genomic Map of Poland's concerns stem from questions over how Polish genomic data may be used that relate to national security, said Marek Figlerowicz, a Professor at the Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry at the Polish Academy of Sciences who steers the project.

From Reuters

Sitting on the bottom of a bookshelf in his office is the blue hardcover book that gave him his eureka moment, “Bioorganic Photochemistry.”

From Washington Post

John “Jack” Inman, a scientific researcher who worked at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases from 1965 to 2005 and retired as chief of the immunology laboratory’s bioorganic chemistry section, died Feb. 25 at a nursing home in Sandy Spring, Md. The cause was complications from Parkinson’s disease, said daughter Louise Capon.

From Washington Post

“Based on what I’ve been able to figure out so far, I think… they made a mistake. They thought our eyes were bioorganic AR gear and were trying to communicate with us by projecting information into them directly. They’ve tried it every couple of years to see if they could get through to us and included these algorithms to help us connect back to them. Because our actual, organic eyes weren’t compatible with the data they sent, we ended up with the Burn.”

From The Verge