biobank
noun, verb
biobank is spelled B-I-O-B-A-N-K: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, biobank means “Any of several types of repository of biological material (e.g. seeds) or information (e.g. DNA)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of biobank is biobanks.
How many letters and syllables are in biobank?
| Letters | 7: B-I-O-B-A-N-K |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 117,098th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is biobank?
Biobank appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of biobank
- biobanks plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- biobanking participle, present
- biobanked participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does biobank mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of several types of repository of biological material (e.g. seeds) or information (e.g. DNA).
verb
- 1
To store (biological material) in a biobank.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does biobank come from?
From bio- + bank.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).