biochip (redirected from biochips)

bi·o·chip  (b-chp)

n.

A computer chip made from organic molecules rather than silicon or germanium.

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biochip - 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 micro chip, microchip, microprocessor chip, silicon chip, chip - electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit