English Explanatory Dictionary

biological

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or relating to biology.
  2. Relating to anatomy; anatomic, anatomical.
  3. Related by consanguinity, especially as to parents and children.
  4. Organic (grown without agrochemicals).
noun
  1. A biological product.

Pronunciation

/ˌbaɪ.ə(ʊ)ˈlɒd͡ʒ.ɪ.kəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-biological.wav /ˌbaɪ.əˈlɑ.d͡ʒɪ.kəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Qwertygiy-biological.wav

Word forms

biological biologicals

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βίος (bíos) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. New Latin -logia New Latin biologialbor. English biology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English biological From biology + -ical.

Synonyms

biologic

Related words

adoptive birth mother

Derived words

abiological aerobiological antibiological archaeobiological astrobiological bDMARD bioboy biogester biogirl biological anthropology biological big bang biological clock biological control biological determinism biological determinist biological fuel cell biological immortality biological imperative biological life biologically biological oxygen demand biological passport biological psychologist biological psychology biological pump biological racism biological time biological warfare biological weapon bioneer biorg biot chemicobiological chemobiological chronobiological clinicobiological cryobiological cytobiological ecobiological electrobiological ethnobiological exobiological geobiological glycobiological hydrobiological idiobiological immunobiological infrabiological macrobiological magnetobiological mechanobiological medicobiological metabiological microbiological nanobiological neurobiological non-biological nonbiological palaeobiological paleobiological
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