GMO

GMO
abbrev
Genetically modified organism

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GMO UK [ˌdʒiː em ˈəʊ] US [ˌdʒi em ˈoʊ] noun [countable] [singular GMO plural GMOs]
genetically modified organism: a plant or animal whose genes have been changed to give it a particular quality that it would not normally have
Thesaurus: genes and geneticshyponym

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GMO or G.M.O.
genetically modified organism.

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abbr
genetically modified organism

This food is GMO-free.

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GMO 8 [GMO] [ˌdʒiː em ˈəʊ] [ˌdʒiː em ˈoʊ] noun (pl. GMOs)
the abbreviation for genetically modified organism (a plant, etc. that has had its ↑genetic structure changed artificially, so that it will produce more fruit or not be affected by disease)

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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