chip vs biochip
biochip vs chipchip and biochip both are nouns.
chip is a verb but biochip is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| chip | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| biochip | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
biochip is a hyponym of
chip; that is, biochip is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
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
- 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
| chip (noun) | biochip (noun) |
|---|---|
| the act of chipping something | 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 |
| (golf) a low running approach shot | |
| electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit | |
| a small disk-shaped counter used to represent money when gambling | |
| a triangular wooden float attached to the end of a log line | |
| a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something | |
| a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat | |
| a small fragment of something broken off from the whole | |
| a piece of dried bovine dung |
| chip (verb) | biochip (verb) |
|---|---|
| break a small piece off from | |
| break off (a piece from a whole) | |
| form by chipping | |
| cut a nick into | |
| play a chip shot |
Words related to "chip"
- DNA chip
- Saratoga chip
- approach
- approach shot
- biochip
- bit
- blemish
- blue chip
- break
- break away
- break off
- breakage
- breaking
- buffalo chip
- check
- chip at
- chip off
- chip shot
- chipping
- come off
- computer
- computing device
- computing machine
- counter
- cow chip
- cow dung
- crisp
- cut
- cut off
- data processor
- defect
- divide
- droppings
- dung
- electronic computer
- exfoliate
- exfoliation
- flake
- flake off
- fleck
- float
- forge
- form
- fragment
- gene chip
- golf
- golf game
- information processing system
- integrated circuit
- knap
- mar
- matchwood
- memory chip
- micro chip
- microchip
- microcircuit
- microprocessor
- microprocessor chip
- mold
- mould
- muck
- navigation
- nick
- part
- peel
- peel off
- poker chip
- potato chip
- sailing
- scale
- scrap
- scurf
- seafaring
- semiconductor
- semiconductor device
- semiconductor unit
- separate
- shape
- shoot
- silicon chip
- sliver
- snack food
- splinter
- splintering
- work
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