biological
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
biological/bʌɪəˈlɒʤɪkl/
▶adjective
- 1 relating to biology or living organisms.
■ (of a detergent) containing enzymes to assist the cleaning of washing.
- 2 (of a parent or child) related by blood; natural.
- 3 relating to or denoting the use of microorganisms or toxins of biological origin as weapons of war.
– derivatives
biologic adjective,
biologically adverb.
biologic adjective,
biologically adverb.
'biological' also found in these Oxford entries:
active
- agar
- bio-
- bioactive
- biochip
- biocircuit
- biocomputer
- biocontrol
- bioengineering
- bioethics
- biohazard
- bioinformatics
- biological clock
- biological control
- biologism
- biomaterial
- biometry
- biopharmaceutical
- biophysics
- bioreactor
- biosecurity
- biosensor
- biotechnology
- bioterrorism
- biowarfare
- bioweapon
- birth parent
- body clock
- circadian
- dose equivalent
- ecosystem
- ecotone
- ethology
- evolve
- excite
- fluorochrome
- formaldehyde
- fuchsin
- gender
- gender dysphoria
- genitor
- haematoxylin
- -ium
- NAD
- NBC
- oceanography
- organic
- osmic acid
- peristaltic pump
