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biotherapeutics

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English

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Etymology

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From bio- +‎ therapeutics.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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biotherapeutics (plural biotherapeutics)

  1. The field encompassing therapeutic materials produced using biological means, including recombinant DNA technology.
    • 2009 January 27, Natasha Singer, “In Wyeth, Pfizer Sees a Drug Pipeline”, in New York Times[1]:
      “We want to become a leader in biotherapeutics and vaccines,” Jeffrey B. Kindler, Pfizer’s chief executive, said Monday at the Manhattan news conference where the deal was announced.

Noun

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biotherapeutics

  1. plural of biotherapeutic