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- BIOCIDEAny action or substance that can destroy living organisms.
- BIOCLEANKept free from biological contaminants.
- BIODATABiographical data.
- BIODIESELFuel for diesel engines made from renewable organic raw materials, as opposed to fossil hydrocarbons.
- BIODYNAMICOf, or relating to the effects of motion, or other change, on (or in) living things.
- BIODYNAMICSBiodynamic agricultural practices similar to organic farming.
- BIOELECTRICOf or pertaining to bioelectricity
- BIOENERGETICSThe study of the energy transformations that take place in living organisms.
- BIOENERGYEnergy produced from a biological resource such as biomass as biofuel.
- BIOETHANOLEthanol produced, by fermentation of crops, for use as a biofuel.
- BIOETHICALOf or pertaining to bioethics
- BIOETHICSThe branch of ethics that studies the implications of biological and biomedical advances.
- BIOFILMA structured community of microorganisms, such as bacteria, that adhere to a surface and are embedded in a self-produced protective matrix of mucuslike extracellular material.
- BIOFOULINGThe accumulation of living organisms (bacteria, fungi, protozoa, algae and invertebrates) on a wetted surface.
- BIOFUELAny fuel that is obtained from a renewable biological resource, especially from biomass.
- BIOGA biography.
- BIOGASA mixture of methane and carbon dioxide, produced by anaerobic digestion of organic waste matter, used as a fuel.
- BIOGENbioplasm
- BIOGENESISThe principle that living organisms are produced only from other living organisms.
- BIOGENETICOf or pertaining to biogenesis.
- BIOGENETICSgenetic engineering
- BIOGENICproduced by living organisms, or by a biological process
- BIOGENIESBiogenesis.
- BIOGENOUSbiogenic; produced by living things
- BIOGENYBiogenesis.
- BIOGEOCHEMISTRYThe scientific study of biological, geological and chemical processes in the natural environment and especially of their mutual relationships.
- BIOGRAPHA biographical essay.
- BIOGRAPHEEOne about whom a biography is written; the subject of a biography.
- BIOGRAPHICALof or relating to an account of a person's life
- BIOGRAPHYA person's life story, especially one published.
- BIOHAZARDA biological hazard: a source of risk due to some biological factor such as bacteria or human waste.
- BIOHERMA mass of rock constructed from the remains of marine organisms such as coral or algae, especially in a mound or dome shape.
- BIOINDUSTRYAny of the industries associated with biotechnology
- BIOLOGICBiological; pertaining to biology or to a living organism.
- BIOLOGISMThe use or emphasis of biological principles or methods in explaining human, especially social, behavior.
- BIOLOGISTA student or professor of biology; one versed in the science of biology.
- BIOLOGYThe study of all life or living matter.
- BIOLYTICof, or relating to the destruction of life
- BIOMASSThe total mass of a living thing or a part thereof (such as a cell).
- BIOMEAny major regional biological community such as that of forest or desert.
- BIOMEDICALOf or pertaining to biomedicine.
- BIOMETERA device that is used to detect the presence of life by detecting and measuring minute amounts of evolved carbon dioxide.
- BIOMETRICOf, relating to, or using biometrics.
- BIOMETRICSThe automated measurement of biological data.
- BIOMETRYThe measurement of biological data.
- BIOMORPHAny non-representational form based on the shape or appearance of a living organism
- BIOMORPHICHaving the appearance of a biomorph; representing a living organism rather than an artistic or pragmatic ideal.
- BIONICRelated to bionics.
- BIONICSThe design of engineering systems, especially electronic ones, based on that of biological systems.
- BIONOMICSThe study of an organism and its relation to its environment; ecology.
- BIONOMYPhysiology.
- BIONTA living organism
- BIONTICRelating to an individual organism.
- BIOPHYSICALOf or pertaining to a combination of biology and physics.
- BIOPICA motion picture based on the life (or lives) of a real, rather than fictional, person (or people).
- BIOPIRACYThe appropriation of indigenous biomedical knowledge, especially by patenting naturally occurring substances.
- BIOPLASMICPertaining to, or consisting of, bioplasm.
- BIOPLASTA mass or cell of bioplasm that is a unit of living matter; an independently existing mass of living matter.
- BIOPOLYMERAny macromolecule of a living organism that is formed from the polymerization of smaller entities; a polymer that occurs in a living organism or results from life.
- BIOPSICRelating to a biopsy.
- BIOPSYThe removal and examination of a sample of tissue, cells, or bodily fluid from a living body for diagnostic purposes.
- BIOREACTORA vat or pressure vessel, containing microorganisms or biochemically active substances, used for biotechnological processes such as fermentation, waste recycling, or making drugs.
- BIOREAGENTAny reagent (especially an enzyme) of biological origin
- BIOREGIONA region defined by natural characteristics such as flora and fauna and topographic features such as watersheds.
- BIOSAFETYProtection from potential harm from biological agents, such as infectious microbes or modified genes.
- BIOSCOPEAn early form of movie projector.
- BIOSCOPYthe examination of a body to determine if it is alive or dead
- BIOSOCIALOf or pertaining to both biological and social features.
- BIOSOLIDA byproduct of domestic and commercial sewage and wastewater treatment.
- BIOSPHEREThe part of the Earth and its atmosphere capable of supporting life.
- BIOSPHERICOf or relating to the biosphere or to biospherics
- BIOSTATICThat inhibits the growth or multiplication of an organism, especially of a microorganism.
- BIOSTROMEA horizontally bedded stratum of fossilized remains of sedentary organisms
- BIOTASynonym of life; Biota; all living things.
- BIOTECHBiotechnology.
- BIOTELEMETRICRelating to biotelemetry.
- BIOTELEMETRIESThe use of telemetry to monitor, measure and record physiological data of an organism
- BIOTELEMETRYThe use of telemetry to monitor, measure and record physiological data of an organism
- BIOTICOf, pertaining to, or produced by life or living organisms.
- BIOTICALbiotic
- BIOTINA sulfur-containing member of the vitamin B complex, 5-[(3aS,4S,6aR)-2-oxohexahydro-1H-thieno[3,4-d]imidazol-4-yl]pentanoic acid, found in liver, egg yolk, milk, and yeast, essenti
- BIOTITEA dark brown mica; it is a mixed aluminosilicate and fluoride of potassium, magnesium and iron.
- BIOTOPEA geographical area that has a uniform biological environment and a uniform distribution of plants and animals
- BIOTOXINAny toxin produced by a living organism
- BIOTRONA chamber in which the effects of climate on organisms can be studied
- BIOTROPHAny parasite that cannot survive in a dead host and therefore keeps it alive
- BIOTYPEA group of organisms having the same specific genotype
- BIOTYPICRelating to a biotype.
- BIOVULARderived from two separate ova; non-identical or fraternal
- BIOWEAPONAny weapon designed to be used in biological warfare.
- BIPARENTALHaving two parents.
- BIPARIETALBetween the two parietal bones.
- BIPAROUSproducing two offspring from one pregnancy; twinning
- BIPARTISANRelating to, or supported by two groups, especially by two political parties.
- BIPARTITEHaving two parts (two principal or main parts).
- BIPARTYInvolving two parties or entities.
- BIPEDAn animal, being, or construction that goes about on two feet (or two legs).
- BIPEDALWalking on two feet or two legs; biped.
- BIPEDALISMThe habit of standing and walking on two feet; the state of being bipedal
- BIPEDALITYThe condition of being bipedal; bipedalism.