nonbiological
Britishadjective
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not related by birth
nonbiological mother
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(of a detergent) not containing enzymes said to be capable of removing stains of organic origin from items to be washed
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not of or relating to biology
Example Sentences
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The researchers discovered that amino acids found in living systems tend to be both more varied and more evenly distributed than amino acids formed through nonbiological processes.
From Science Daily ● May 12, 2026
Such molecules can be either biological or nonbiological in origin.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 23, 2022
The justice wrote that “family” could be defined by various configurations of adults occupying the roles of primary caretakers with both biological and nonbiological children.
From New York Times ● Aug. 30, 2022
Regolith, which is strictly nonbiological material, can become extremely dense like cement when water is added.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 2, 2022
From this vantage point, development spans a range of levels and a wealth of factors, biological and nonbiological, that interact in complex ways.
From Slate ● Mar. 22, 2022
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