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- noun informal, biochemistry Any system that produces (commercially) useful amounts of
biologically -active compounds
Etymologies
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From bio- + factory
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The only inputs for its "biofactory" organism are sunlight, carbon dioxide, and some nutrients.
CNET News.com 2011
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