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bio
1[ bahy-oh ]
adjective
- biological:
a bio control service using praying mantises to reduce the population of garden pests.
bio-
2- a combining form meaning “life” occurring in loanwords from Greek ( biography ); on this model, used in the formation of compound words ( bioluminescence ).
bio-
1combining_form
- indicating or involving life or living organisms
biogenesis
biolysis
- indicating a human life or career
biopic
biography
bio
2/ ˈbaɪəʊ /
noun
- short for biography
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of bio1
Example Sentences
That tweet came from Shay Horse, whose bio lists him as an independent photojournalist with ties to Occupy Wall Street.
In her Twitter profile bio, writer Liz Tuccillo calls herself a “relationship know-it-all.”
Nicaragua is the largest country in Central America, and one of the most bio-diverse and beautiful.
A brief bio is to be found in a deposition she gave in the criminal case before the felony charge was dropped.
This renewable (I mean renewed every single damn day) bio-energy (otherwise known as fetid rot) helps keep the coop warm.
All this is part of a vast new science which is called bio-chemistry, or the chemistry of life.
He has a sense of humor about all things except this sacred bio-chemistry.
Or bio-weapons; a man-made plague that had gotten out of control and all but depopulated the planet.
The same law holds good in bio-geography; here, too, area gives strength and a small territorial foothold means weakness.
The relation of life to the earth's area is a fundamental question of bio-geography.
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Words That Use bio-
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-.
Examples of bio-
An example of a word you may have encountered that features bio– is biography, “a written account of another person’s life.” Biography comes from Greek biographía, which uses the equivalent of the form in the language.
We know bio– means “life,” while the –graphy portion of the word refers to “writing,” from Greek –graphia. Biography literally translates to “life writing.”
What are some words that use the combining form bio-?
- bioactive
- bioaeronautics
- biobank
- biobehavioral
- biobibliography
- biocentric
- biocide
- biocycle
- biodegradable
- biodiesel
- biodot
- biodynamic
- bioecology
- bioelectricity
- bioenergy
- bioflavonoid
- biofog
- biofuel
- biogas
- biogenic
- biohazard
- bioherm
- biology (using the equivalent form of bio– in German)
- biometry
- biomorph
- biopolymer
- biorhythm
- bioscope
- biosphere
- biotech
- biotope (using the equivalent form of bio– in German)
- biowarfare
- bioweapon
What are some other forms that bio- may be commonly confused with?
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