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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She then shared the details of their listing agent, Scott Bradley with Saunders & Associates, before urging her followers to scroll through the images of the property included in her post—while noting that the link to the listing has been added to her bio.
From MarketWatch
Abbott is chief executive of Pivot Bio, a company that sells plant-nourishing microbes, and war in Iran has created an opening.
In 2022, Pivot Bio’s microbes were used on 3 million acres of corn, more than triple the 2021 total.
Pivot Bio uses a technique called gene editing to develop microbes that grab nitrogen, which plants need to grow, from the air.
Abbott invested in Pivot Bio when he was co-head of Continental Grain’s venture-capital arm.
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