biological en · ADJ
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βίος (bíos) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos Proto-Hellenic *lógos Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logia New Latin biologialbor. English biology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English biological From biology + -ical.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of or relating to biology.
He draws eclectically on studies of baboons, descriptive anthropological accounts of hunter-gatherer societies and, in a few cases, the fossil record. With this biological framework in place, Corning endeavors to show that the capitalist system as currently practiced in the United States and elsewhere is manifestly unfair.
2012 March-April, John T. Jost, “Social Justice: Is It in Our Nature (and Our Future)?”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, archived from the original on 21 Jun 2017, page 162:Transgender rights advocates and many experts argue, however, that strict definitions of sex based on anatomy at birth can miss biological nuances.
2023 April 4, Annabelle Dickson, “UK minister mulling law change to define sex as ‘biological’”, in Politico Europe:Sex refers to a person's biological status and is typically assigned at birth, usually on the basis of external anatomy.
2021 June 2, Laurel Wamsley, “A Guide To Gender Identity Terms”, in NPR:
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(not-comparable) Relating to anatomy; anatomic, anatomical.
Many who oppose transgender rights believe that gender is determined solely by biological sex. But, biological sex isn’t as straightforward as they likely think, and there is no one parameter that makes a person biologically male or female. In fact, many conditions make assigning a biological sex quite difficult.
2020 June 15, Kim Elsesser, “The Myth Of Biological Sex”, in Forbes:Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a potential contender in the 2024 presidential race, called out a biological male swimmer who competed in and won the women's NCAA championships against his female competitors in 2022.
2023 April 14, Aubrie Spady, “'That is a fraud': Gov. DeSantis calls out Lia Thomas, biological men competing in women's sports”, in Fox News:
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(not-comparable) Related by consanguinity, especially as to parents and children.
biological mother
biological father
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(nonstandard, not-comparable, proscribed, qualifier:non-native speakers' English) Organic (grown without agrochemicals).
The market for cosmetics with natural ingredients in which the body shop is so successful is still a small one, as is the market for biological food products (1 per cent in the Netherlands).
2013, J. Hemmelskamp, K. Rennings, F. Leone, editors, Innovation-Oriented Environmental Regulation: Theoretical Approaches and Empirical Analysis, page 49:
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Deriveds
bioboy · exobiological · ecobiological · xenobiological · aerobiological · biological racism · biological imperative · palaeobiological · pathobiological · nonbiological · biological anthropology · postbiological · medicobiological · electrobiological · biological determinist · biological warfare · tick-tock biological clock · non-biological · biogirl · nanobiological · chemobiological · biologically · biological psychology · infrabiological · macrobiological · physiobiological · topobiological · paleobiological · hydrobiological · bioneer · protobiological · neurobiological · chemicobiological · unbiological · glycobiological · cytobiological · phytobiological · biological passport · clinicobiological · speleobiological · biological clock · antibiological · prebiological · biological weapon · immunobiological · photobiological · astrobiological · pseudobiological · radiobiological · cryobiological · biogester · bDMARD · ethnobiological · magnetobiological · biological determinism · chronobiological · biorg · physicobiological · biological control · metabiological · archaeobiological · abiological · biological psychologist · idiobiological · saprobiological · biological oxygen demand · biological big bang · biological time · geobiological · biot · biological immortality · biological fuel cell · biological pump · microbiological · biological life · psychobiological · mechanobiological
Synonyms
Translations (76)
ro biologic (of biology) · ru биологи́ческий (consanguine) · fi biologinen (consanguine) · sk biologický (of biology) · tr biyolojik (consanguine) · ja 実の (consanguine) · eo biologia (of biology) · ast biolóxicu (of biology) · cy biolegol (of biology) · es consanguíneo (consanguine) · cs biologický (of biology) · ka ბიოლოგიური (of biology) · pl biologiczny (of biology) · ka ბიოლოგიური (consanguine) · el βιολογικός (of biology) · ru родно́й (consanguine) · yi ביאָלאָגיש (consanguine) · lb biologesch (of biology) · hu biológiai (consanguine) · yi ביאָלאָגיש (of biology) · kk биологиялық (of biology) · cmn 親生 /亲生 (consanguine) · uk біологі́чний (of biology) · da biologisk (of biology) · tl haynayanin (of biology) · ko 생물학의 (of biology) · ca biològic (of biology) · gl biolóxico (of biology) · sq biologjik (of biology) · ar أَحْيَائِي (of biology) · crh biologik (of biology) · ja 生物学の (of biology) · ar بِيُولُوجِيّ (of biology) · ru биологи́ческий (of biology) · tr dirim bilimsel (of biology) · hy կենսաբանական (of biology) · pl biologiczny (consanguine) · mk роден (consanguine) · tl haynayin (of biology) · mk биоло́шки (of biology) · nl biologische (of biology) · cmn 生物 (of biology) · sw kibiolojia (of biology) · pt biológico (consanguine) · pt biológico (of biology) · es biológico (consanguine) · fr biologique (of biology) · it consanguineo (consanguine) · de leiblich (consanguine) · hu biológiai (of biology) · la biologicus (of biology) · de biologisch (consanguine) · es biológico (of biology) · az bioloji (of biology) · mk крвен (consanguine) · id biologis (of biology) · lv bioloģisks (of biology) · mk биоло́шки (consanguine) · nl biologisch (consanguine) · it biologico (of biology) · ga bitheolaíoch (of biology) · ga bitheolaíochta (of biology) · bg биологичен (of biology) · cs biologický (consanguine) · ru кро́вный (consanguine) · nl biologisch (of biology) · oc biologic (of biology) · ka სისხლით (consanguine) · nl biologische (consanguine) · fr biologique (consanguine) · de biologisch (of biology) · az doğma (consanguine) · mr जैविक (of biology) · fi biologinen (of biology) · be біялагі́чны (of biology) · tr biyolojik (of biology)