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Refers to chemicals or nutrients that are found in small amounts in plants and certain foods such as fruits, vegetables, oils, and even cannabis. Bioactive compounds have actions in the body that may promote good health. Cannabinoids are the main bioactive compounds in C. Sativa.
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
bioactive (adjective)having an effect on a living organism - bioactive molecules
Bioactive (Wikipedia)
Bioactive may refer to:
- Biological activity, the effect of a drug or compound on living matter
- Bioactive compounds, a compound that has an effect on a living organism, tissue /cell
- Bioactive glass,a group of surface reactive glass-ceramic biomaterials used as implanted devices in the human body to repair and replace diseased or damaged bones
- Bioactive paper, a paper-based sensor that can identify various contaminants in food and water
- Bioactive terrarium, a terrarium/vivarium which includes a population of invertebrates and microbes to process animal waste

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Bioactive (Wiktionary)
English
Etymology
From bio- + active.
Adjective
bioactive (comparative more bioactive, superlative most bioactive)
- Biologically active; having a biological effect. [from 20th c.]
- Describing a terrarium, vivarium, etc. that is self-sustaining and mimics a natural habitat.
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Noun
bioactive (plural bioactives)
- Such a material
French
... Read Morebiologically active, physiologically active, pharmacologically active, biochemically active, therapeutic