The metaphorical way of term formation in modern English terminology of biotechnologу

The article considers the analysis of the metaphorical way of terminological units' formation in modern English terminology in the field of biotechnology. The research contains the types of metaphor formation and the analysis of their models. The author reveals the sources of metaphorical nominations in the field of biotechnology. The article studies the definitions of examined terms of biotechnology, defines lexical meanings of source-words and their semantic components participating in the meaning conveying. It also highlights the most common forms of metaphors. This article reveals that anthropomorphic metaphorization is one of the most effective ways of term formation in English terminology of biotechnology.