biochip

noun

bio·​chip ˈbī-ō-ˌchip How to pronounce biochip (audio)
1
: a hypothetical computer logic circuit or storage device in which the physical or chemical properties of large biological molecules (such as proteins) are used to process information
2
: microarray

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The biggest shortfall in the group’s 2012 discovery was that one percent of human saliva is salts, enzymes and many other biomolecules that muck up the biochip’s clever detection method. — IEEE Spectrum, 5 June 2014 And so even with all the other biomolecules floating around in a drop of saliva, the new process enables the original biochip to be developed for a non-invasive blood sugar test for diabetics that involves no needles and no blood samples. — IEEE Spectrum, 5 June 2014

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First Known Use

1982, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of biochip was in 1982

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