bioreactor
noun
bio·re·ac·tor
ˌbī-ō-rē-ˈak-tər 
: a device or apparatus in which living organisms and especially bacteria synthesize useful substances (such as interferon) or break down harmful ones (as in sewage)
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Other revenues for the quarter were $152,000, primarily from bioreactor and consumable sales.
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
This protein powder is produced by a microorganism found in the Baltic Sea, which essentially feeds on hydrogen, carbon dioxide, ammonium, and oxygen in bioreactors.
—Christine Ro, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
And in the process of crushing raw material, asteroidal or planetary water would be melted and used to provide a fluid for the bioreactors, Cockell notes.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024
Significantly slowing warming caused by methane, for example, would require about 50,000 to 300,000 of Lidstrom’s bioreactors to be active for 20 years.
—Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2024
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
This protein powder is produced by a microorganism found in the Baltic Sea, which essentially feeds on hydrogen, carbon dioxide, ammonium, and oxygen in bioreactors.
—Christine Ro, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
And in the process of crushing raw material, asteroidal or planetary water would be melted and used to provide a fluid for the bioreactors, Cockell notes.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024
Significantly slowing warming caused by methane, for example, would require about 50,000 to 300,000 of Lidstrom’s bioreactors to be active for 20 years.
—Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2024
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bioreactor
noun
bio·re·ac·tor
ˌbī-ō-rē-ˈak-tər
: a device or apparatus in which living organisms and especially bacteria synthesize useful substances (as interferon) or break down harmful ones (as in sewage)
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