bio
1 Americanadjective
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biological.
a bio control service using praying mantises to reduce the population of garden pests.
combining form
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indicating or involving life or living organisms
biogenesis
biolysis
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indicating a human life or career
biography
biopic
noun
Usage
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-.
Etymology
Origin of bio1
1945–50; by shortening; as adj., independent use of bio-, taken as a free form
Origin of bio-2
Combining form of Greek bíos life; akin to Latin vīvus living, Sanskrit jīvas. See quick
Example Sentences
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But, facing the biggest moment of his sporting life, Frostad produced a near-flawless right nose butter double bio 1620 to post 98.50 -- the highest score of the competition.
From Barron's
Jan Leike, a researcher at Anthropic who formerly worked at OpenAI and DeepMind, according to his X bio and website, left OpenAI in 2024 — also while sounding alarms over AI safety concerns.
From MarketWatch
A man named Sebastian Rivera Jimenez, who identifies himself as a filmmaker in his Instagram bio, posted a few videos on his Instagram Story that appear tied to one of the incidents.
From Los Angeles Times
The study's first author, Anastasia Paulmann, M.D., previously worked as a postdoctoral researcher at MDI Bio Lab and also holds a clinical position at Hannover Medical School.
From Science Daily
This future work will be supported by expanded and renovated laboratory facilities at MDI Bio Lab as part of the institution's MDI Bioscience initiative, which focuses on translating basic scientific discoveries into strategies that improve human health.
From Science Daily
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