Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun An array of miniaturized chemical or biological test sites that is arranged on a substrate so that many tests can be performed simultaneously and that is used to sequence genes, analyze proteins, and identify toxins.
  • noun A computer chip made from organic molecules rather than semiconductors.

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  • noun computing A microchip made from biological macromolecules (especially DNA) rather than a semiconductor
  • noun An identification chip fitted into the flesh of an animal

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a microchip that uses tiny strands of DNA to latch onto and quickly recognize thousands of genes at a time; intended for use in a biological environment

Etymologies

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bio- +‎ chip

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Examples

  • The FoodExpert-ID biochip is the first high-throughput gene chip for testing food and animal feed.

    Boing Boing: February 29, 2004 - March 6, 2004 Archives 2004

  • Argonne's breakthrough, called the "biochip," starts with a slide covered in thousands of tiny polymer gel droplets.

    Bioterror Detectors Get Sensitive 2006

  • 'biochip' is installed within each 'Genetic Infantryman' or 'GI' from birth that then records their personalities and training until their death.

    unknown title 2009

  • 'biochip' is installed within each 'Genetic Infantryman' or 'GI' from birth that then records their personalities and training until their death.

    unknown title 2009

  • From a drop of their blood, they will be able to upload information onto a personal biochip that can help to create an individualized plan of action, including both preventive measures and therapies for identified ailments or signs of "unhealthiness."

    A Doctor in Your Pocket David B. Agus 2012

  • It is a pretty good bet, though, that doctors will drip droplets of our genes onto a biochip to figure out if we have the kind of prostate cancer that will kill or not, or to figure out if ours is the kind of leukemia that responds to this drug rather than that one.

    Decoding The Human Body 2008

  • More difficult would be casting the right “voices” to play as his biochip buddies.

    Rogue Trooper Movie | SciFi UK Review 2006

  • My first reaction was to ask if I could change a few things, like maybe dump or rethink Rogue's biochip buddies, but that wasn't possible - the series was very much supposed as a return rather than another reboot.

    Archive 2007-02-01 DAVID BISHOP 2007

  • The chip array circle shows the heart of the biochip wherein the sample collection and processing is done within a microfaricated structure.

    Handheld Puts AIDS Fight in Field (Wired News) Grace Lee 2005

  • Prototype for the CD4 analyzer and biochip sensor.

    Handheld Puts AIDS Fight in Field (Wired News) Grace Lee 2005

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