bio

¹

[bahy-oh]

noun

plural

bios 

1. biography.

2. biology.

adjective

1. biographical.

2. biological.

   a bio control service using praying mantises to reduce the population of garden pests.

bio-

²

1. a combining form meaning “life” occurring in loanwords from Greek (biography ); on this model, used in the formation of compound words (bioluminescence ).

bio-

¹

combining form

1. indicating or involving life or living organisms

   biogenesis

   biolysis

2. indicating a human life or career

   biography

   biopic

bio

²

/ ˈbaɪəʊ /

noun

1. short for biography

Word History and Origins

Origin of bio¹

1945–50; by shortening; as adj., independent use of bio-, taken as a free form

Origin of bio²

Combining form of Greek bíos life; akin to Latin vīvus living, Sanskrit jīvas. See quick

Word History and Origins

Origin of bio¹

from Greek bios life

Example Sentences

Although cells are naturally capable of exchanging small amounts of mitochondria, the nanoflower-treated stem cells, which the team describes as mitochondrial bio factories, transferred two to four times more mitochondria than untreated stem cells.

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“She has been the primary voice on all matters related to Equal Employment Opportunity, workforce diversity, and the fair and equitable treatment of over 10,000 employees,” according to Anderson’s bio on the website of the Stovall Foundation, where she is a board member.

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Furner’s career at Walmart began in 1993, as an hourly worker at Store 100 in Bentonville, Ark. He then took on an array of roles, as listed in this order in his company bio: Assistant store manager, store manager, district manager, buyer, regional general manager, divisional merchandising manager, vice president of global sourcing, and general merchandise manager.

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Shares of Korro Bio Inc. lost two-thirds of their value in the extended session Wednesday after the biotech company said it was pausing its work with Novo Nordisk, the weight loss-medication juggernaut, and also laying off a third of its remaining employees.

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Other embryo editing startups are Manhattan Genomics, co-founded by Thiel Fellow Cathy Tie, and Bootstrap Bio, which plans to conduct tests in Honduras.

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Related Words

• account 
• anecdote 
• autobiography 
• biography 
• chronicle 
• diary 
• essay 
• journal 
• life 
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• memory 
• narrative 
• note 
• recollection 
• reminiscence 
• thesis 
• treatise 

When To Use

What does bio- mean?

The combining form bio- is used like a prefix meaning “life.” It is often used in scientific terms, especially in biology.The form bio- comes from Greek bíos, meaning “life.” The Latin cognate of bíos is vīta, “life,” which is the source of words such as vital. Find out more at our entry for vital.What are variants of bio-?When combined with words or word elements that begin with a vowel, bio- becomes bi-, as in biome. Want to know more? Read our Words That Use article for bi-.