bi·o·log·i·cal

(bī′ə-lŏj′ĭ-kəl) also bi·o·log·ic (-lŏj′ĭk)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, caused by, or affecting life or living organisms: biological processes such as growth and digestion.

2. Having to do with biology.

3. Related by genetic lineage: the child's biological parents; his biological sister.

4. Being male or female by having the chromosomes for that sex: a biological female.

5. Of or relating to biological weapons: biological warfare.

A biologic.

bi′o·log′i·cal·ly adv.

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biological

(ˌbaɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl) or

biologic

adj

1. (Biology) of or relating to biology

2. (Biochemistry) (of a detergent) containing enzymes said to be capable of removing stains of organic origin from items to be washed

(Pharmacology) (usually plural) a drug, such as a vaccine, that is derived from a living organism

ˌbioˈlogically adv

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bi•o•log•i•cal

(ˌbaɪ əˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl)

also bi`o•log′ic,

adj.

1. pertaining to biology.

2. of or pertaining to the products and operations of applied biology: a biological test.

3. related by blood rather than by adoption: biological father.

4. a medical product that is derived from biological sources.

[1855–60]

bi`o•log′i•cal•ly, adv.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.	1.	biological - pertaining to biology or to life and living things biologic
	2.	biological - of parents and children; related by blood; "biological child" adoptive - of parents and children; related by adoption; "adoptive parents"

Translations

بيولوجيبَيُولُوجِيّ

biologický

biologisk

biologinen

biološki

biológiai

líffræîilegur

biologico consanguinea consanguineo

生物学の

생물학의

biologisch

biologisk

biologicznybiologyczny

biológico biológica

биологический кровный родной

biološki

biologisk

ทางชีววิทยา

biyolojik

thuộc sinh vật học

生物学的

biological

[ˌbaɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl]

A. ADJ → biológico

B. CPD biological clock N → reloj m biológico, reloj m interno
biological diversity N = biodiversity biological soap powder N → detergente m biológico
biological warfare N → guerra f biológica
biological weapons NPL → armas fpl biológicas

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biological

[ˌbaɪəˈlɒdʒɪk^əl] adj

[response, research] → biologique
school of biological sciences → faculté de biologie

[washing powder] → aux enzymesbiological clock n → horloge f biologiquebiological diversity n → diversité f biologique

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biological

adj → biologisch; biological detergent → Biowaschmittel nt; biological diversity → Artenvielfalt f; biological waste → Bioabfall m; biological weapons → biologische Waffen pl

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biological

[ˌbaɪəˈlɒdʒɪk/əl] adj → biologico/a

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biology

(baiˈolədʒi) noun

the science of living things. human biology; (also adjective) a biology lesson.

bioˈlogical (-ˈlo-) adjective

bioˈlogically (-ˈlo-) adverb

biˈologist noun

biological warfare

the use of germs as a weapon.

biological

→ بَيُولُوجِيّ biologický biologisk biologisch βιολογικός biológico biologinen biologique biološki biologico 生物学の 생물학의 biologisch biologisk biologiczny biológico биологический biologisk ทางชีววิทยา biyolojik thuộc sinh vật học 生物学的

bi·o·log·ic

, biological

a. biológico-a, rel. a la biología;

___ assay → análisis ___;

___ control → control ___;

___ evolution → evolución ___;

___ half-life → semivida ___;

___ immunotherapy → inmunoterapia ___;

___ indicator → indicador ___;

___ psychiatry → siquiatría ___;

___ warfare → guerra ___.

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Many of us do not believe in a world of the unconscious (a few of us even have grave doubts about the usefulness of the term consciousness), hence we try to explain censorship along ordinary biological lines.

"It is among these frustrated impulses that I would find the biological basis of the unfulfilled wish.

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Thanks to the school of scientific philosophers he favored, he knew the biological significance of love; but by a refined process of the same scientific reasoning he reached the conclusion that the human organism achieved its highest purpose in love, that love must not be questioned, but must be accepted as the highest guerdon of life.

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But it was all good and innocently youthful, and I learned one generalisation, biological rather than sociological, namely, that the "Colonel's lady and Judy O'Grady are sisters under their skins."

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What, unless biological science is a mass of errors, is the cause of human intelligence and vigour?

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As well might be explained any biological sport in the animal kingdom.

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The biological and historical grounds for his insistence upon this principle are, of course, manifold.

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