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bioactive

 [bi″o-ak´tiv]
having an effect on or eliciting a response from living tissue.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

bi·o·ac·tive

(bī'ō-ăk'tiv),
Referring to a substance that can be acted on by a living organism or by an extract from a living organism.
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bioactive

(bī′ō-ăk′tĭv)
adj.
Of or relating to a substance that has an effect on living tissue.
The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2007, 2004 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

bi·o·ac·tive

(bī'ō-ak'tiv)
Referring to a substance that can be acted on by a living organism or by an extract from a living organism.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
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