Glossary of biotechnology terms

The following is a list of the main scientific and technical terms used in biotechnology. The definitions describe the concepts, systems and objects of the field, as well as the technologies and tools dedicated to the study, synthesis, manipulation and use of living organisms. More specific terms relate to the major fields of application of biotechnologies, such as health, biomedical, environmental and biological analysis...

All these terms and their definitions have been extracted from Techniques de l'Ingénieur articles (with the exception of those that have been standardized or recommended).

Terms are listed in alphabetical order. Some acronyms and terms in English appear in the list when they are commonly used by the community.