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Biotechnology 

The use of living organisms and the products of living organisms for human benefit to make a product or solve a problem.
Friend 1: You go to BTHS?

Friend 2: Yeah, I go to Biotechnology High School. All we do there is transformations and play ping pong in the MPR.
Biotechnology by ccccchel June 7, 2011

Biotechnology 

Biotechnology is most commonly defined as the use of living organisms, or the products of living organisms, for human benefit in making products or solving problems.
Stem cell research? Biotechnology.
Tissue engineering? Biotechnology.

Making Glo-Fish? Apparently, also Biotechnology.
Biotechnology by Akabara May 13, 2011

biotechnology 

Biotechnology is use of sophisticated technology to alter organisms, cells, and molecules from cells to acheive something useful.
Biotechnology is an industry based on molecular biology and engineering
biotechnology by magician 1 November 11, 2006

Biotechnology HS 

a place where excellence is in ur DNA. the kids study all day and party all night. uses IB system cuz AP was just too easy. cloned carrot anyone?
I go to Biotechnology HS and I also eat plebs for breakfast
Biotechnology HS by bigmarco July 16, 2019

Biotechnology High School 

A place where the students are so smart that they need to take IB classes because AP classes are just too easy. 100% Smarter than High Technology High School kids. People who have plated over 100 plates of agar and transformed bacteria. Students who sleep when they get back to their homes and, study from 6pm-3am and repeat the cycle. They are all allergic to IB Spanish. If you apply here, good luck getting through all four years.
Yeah I know a kid from Biotechnology High School, but he/she/they are always studying for something. How much could they really be studying for?
Biotechnology High School by BTHS kid December 21, 2023

Advanced Biotechnology

The point where biology stops being a subject to study and becomes a programmable, hackable, manufacturing platform. It's CRISPR gene editing, synthetic biology that writes DNA from scratch, tissue engineering of organs, and brain-computer interfaces. This is biology as information technology, moving from reading the code of life to writing and debugging it. The potential ranges from curing all diseases and growing meat in vats to designing bespoke babies and creating new, never-before-seen biological systems.
Example: "Advanced biotech isn't just a new drug; it's mRNA vaccines programmed in weeks, bacteria engineered to poop biofuels, and clinical trials for growing new kidneys from a patient's own cells." Advanced Biotechnology
Advanced Biotechnology by Dumuabzu January 29, 2026
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Respectfully 

Precedes or follows either a gratuitously disrespectful or honest remark, originated in New York City. Used in similar fashion to "no offense" or "to be honest," interchangeably.
Ya mans is wild buns, respectfully. Respectfully he's washed.

After school, The Modells on Jamaica Ave was active. Respectfully.
Respectfully by john quan the first December 20, 2020
Word of the Day on September 26, 2026

You met me at a very Chinese time in my life

A moment in time where you feel distinctly Chinese over all other things.
Dante: "I wish I could be Nigerian, but I can't because I'm Chinese. You met me at a very Chinese time in my life."
Word of the Day on September 25, 2026
Adjective. Used to describe persons who have adjusted or altered their lifestyle for environmental reasons. Crunchy persons tend to be politically strongly left-leaning and may be additionally but not exclusively categorized as vegetarians, vegans, eco-tarians, conservationists, environmentalists, neo-hippies, tree huggers, nature enthusiasts, etc.

Also used to describe establishments where alternative foods and products are sold, i.e. natural food stores.

Modified derivative of granola.
"I need more crunchy guys in my life. I'm so tired of dating preppy metrosexual assholes."

"I'm heading out to the crunchy store to pick up some fair trade chocolate and tea tree oil, do you need anything?"
crunchy by EBC July 11, 2007
Word of the Day on September 24, 2026
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