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biological

[ bahy-uh-loj-i-kuhl ]

adjective

  1. Also biologic. Biology. relating to the science and application of biology:

    Ideal candidates will have appropriate training in both physical and biological chemistry.

  2. Biology. relating to or involving living matter:

    Liquid nitrogen is critical for preserving blood, tissue, and other biological specimens.

  3. Biology. relating to the living organisms of a region:

    We are hoping to manage the river valley so that we maintain and enhance the current level of biological diversity.

  4. Biology, Genetics. related genetically, as a birth parent whose egg or sperm contributed to the DNA of a child:

    He met his biological father when he was 37.

    The Greenes have two biological sons and one adopted daughter.



noun

  1. Usually biologicals. Pharmacology. biologic ( def 1 ).

biological

/ ˌbaɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl /

adjective

  1. of or relating to biology
  2. (of a detergent) containing enzymes said to be capable of removing stains of organic origin from items to be washed
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. usually plural a drug, such as a vaccine, that is derived from a living organism
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌbioˈlogically, adverb
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Other Words From

  • bi·o·log·i·cal·ly adverb
  • non·bi·o·log·i·cal adjective
  • non·bi·o·log·i·cal·ly adverb
  • pseu·do·bi·o·log·i·cal adjective
  • pseu·do·bi·o·log·i·cal·ly adverb
  • sem·i·bi·o·log·ic adjective
  • sem·i·bi·o·log·i·cal adjective
  • sem·i·bi·o·log·i·cal·ly adverb
  • un·bi·o·log·i·cal adjective
  • un·bi·o·log·i·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of biological1

First recorded in 1855–60; biolog(y) + -ical
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Example Sentences

Eating disorders, on the other hand, are driven largely by biological processes that occur on the inside.

We also have a growing body of biological research showing that fathers, like mothers, are hard-wired to care for children.

Gender roles exceed the biological circumstances of childbirth and they are, perhaps, much less likely to change.

Her adopted daughter tried to suffocate a younger biological sibling.

Imagining novels as biological specimens creates a crazed and mythic zoology of hybrids, beasts, mutants, and aberrations.

The biological doctrine of evolution was misinterpreted and misapplied to social policy.

In short, birth was fortuitous, a product of circumstance plus proximity, its get a biological accident.

But there is a wide gulf between that and concluding that all psycho-biological phenomena are hallucinations.

It is indispensable to check these against biological fact, in order to ascertain which are feasible and which are not.

Civilization would not be civilization if we had to spend most of our time thinking about the biological basis.

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