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  • adjective Able to be absorbed by a living organism

Etymologies

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From bio- +‎ available

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Examples

  • Here are some examples of bioavailable proteins: * Eggs = 100\% bioavailable* Fish = 70, 75\%* Meat = 70\%*

    Business News and Business Products, Services, Reports and Advertising. Business News RSS Feed. 2008

  • You may see the term bioavailable a lot when reading about breast milk because its nutrients are better absorbed and used by a baby’s body than are the same nutrients in formula.

    Baby Bites Bridget Swinney 2007

  • You may see the term bioavailable a lot when reading about breast milk because its nutrients are better absorbed and used by a baby’s body than are the same nutrients in formula.

    Baby Bites Bridget Swinney 2007

  • • BIOAVAILABLE TESTOSTERONE CALCULATED: The testosterone in the bloodstream that is available for biological activity is called the bioavailable testosterone.

    You Being Beautiful Michael F. Roizen 2008

  • • BIOAVAILABLE TESTOSTERONE CALCULATED: The testosterone in the bloodstream that is available for biological activity is called the bioavailable testosterone.

    You Being Beautiful Michael F. Roizen 2008

  • In traditional tempeh making shops, the starter culture often contains other beneficial bacteria that produce vitamins such as B12 (though it is disputed whether this B12 is "bioavailable" [citation needed]).

    Fried Tempe 2009

  • In traditional tempeh making shops, the starter culture often contains other beneficial bacteria that produce vitamins such as B12 (though it is disputed whether this B12 is "bioavailable" [citation needed]).

    Fried Tempe 2009

  • Researchers at UC Davis say that silicon, the most common metalloid and a known booster of bone-mineral density, is highly "bioavailable" when consumed in beer.

    Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now 2010

  • Researchers at UC Davis say that silicon, the most common metalloid and a known booster of bone-mineral density, is highly "bioavailable" when consumed in beer.

    Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now E7blog 2010

  • Compounds that have great activity in vitro often fail later because they have poor selectivity or because they do not have chemical properties that make them good drugs (they are not "bioavailable").

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

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