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The words we have an etymology for, grouped by where they came from. Every ancestry percentage on a report divides by this list, not by the word count.

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  • BIOCIDEnoun7 findersAny action or substance that can destroy living organisms.
  • BIOCLEANadjective1 finderKept free from biological contaminants.
  • BIODATAnoun2 findersBiographical data.
  • BIODIESELnoun11 findersFuel for diesel engines made from renewable organic raw materials, as opposed to fossil hydrocarbons.
  • BIODYNAMICadjective6 findersOf, or relating to the effects of motion, or other change, on (or in) living things.
  • BIODYNAMICSnoun8 findersBiodynamic agricultural practices similar to organic farming.
  • BIOELECTRICadjective1 finderOf or pertaining to bioelectricity
  • BIOENERGETICSnoun1 finderThe study of the energy transformations that take place in living organisms.
  • BIOENERGYnoun1 finderEnergy produced from a biological resource such as biomass as biofuel.
  • BIOETHANOLnoun2 findersEthanol produced, by fermentation of crops, for use as a biofuel.
  • BIOETHICALadjective3 findersOf or pertaining to bioethics
  • BIOETHICSnoun5 findersThe branch of ethics that studies the implications of biological and biomedical advances.
  • BIOFILMnoun10 findersA 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.
  • BIOFOULINGnoun2 findersThe accumulation of living organisms (bacteria, fungi, protozoa, algae and invertebrates) on a wetted surface.
  • BIOFUELnoun17 findersAny fuel that is obtained from a renewable biological resource, especially from biomass.
  • BIOGnoun1 finderA biography.
  • BIOGASnoun5 findersA mixture of methane and carbon dioxide, produced by anaerobic digestion of organic waste matter, used as a fuel.
  • BIOGENnoun3 findersbioplasm
  • BIOGENESISnounProto-Indo-European3 findersThe principle that living organisms are produced only from other living organisms.
  • BIOGENETICadjective9 findersOf or pertaining to biogenesis.
  • BIOGENETICSnoun10 findersgenetic engineering
  • BIOGENICadjective18 findersproduced by living organisms, or by a biological process
  • BIOGENIESnoun1 finderBiogenesis.
  • BIOGENOUSadjective2 findersbiogenic; produced by living things
  • BIOGENYnoun1 finderBiogenesis.
  • BIOGEOCHEMISTRYnoun11 findersThe scientific study of biological, geological and chemical processes in the natural environment and especially of their mutual relationships.
  • BIOGRAPHnoun23 findersA biographical essay.
  • BIOGRAPHEEnoun2 findersOne about whom a biography is written; the subject of a biography.
  • BIOGRAPHICALadjective48 findersof or relating to an account of a person's life
  • BIOGRAPHYnounAncient Greek42 findersA person's life story, especially one published.
  • BIOHAZARDnoun10 findersA biological hazard: a source of risk due to some biological factor such as bacteria or human waste.
  • BIOHERMnounAncient Greek1 finderA mass of rock constructed from the remains of marine organisms such as coral or algae, especially in a mound or dome shape.
  • BIOINDUSTRYnoun1 finderAny of the industries associated with biotechnology
  • BIOLOGICadjective100 findersBiological; pertaining to biology or to a living organism.
  • BIOLOGISMnoun16 findersThe use or emphasis of biological principles or methods in explaining human, especially social, behavior.
  • BIOLOGISTnoun83 findersA student or professor of biology; one versed in the science of biology.
  • BIOLOGYnounAncient Greek231 findersThe study of all life or living matter.
  • BIOLYTICadjective6 findersof, or relating to the destruction of life
  • BIOMASSnoun2 findersThe total mass of a living thing or a part thereof (such as a cell).
  • BIOMEnoun59 findersAny major regional biological community such as that of forest or desert.
  • BIOMEDICALadjective12 findersOf or pertaining to biomedicine.
  • BIOMETERnoun10 findersA device that is used to detect the presence of life by detecting and measuring minute amounts of evolved carbon dioxide.
  • BIOMETRICadjective16 findersOf, relating to, or using biometrics.
  • BIOMETRICSnoun19 findersThe automated measurement of biological data.
  • BIOMETRYnoun20 findersThe measurement of biological data.
  • BIOMORPHnoun11 findersAny non-representational form based on the shape or appearance of a living organism
  • BIOMORPHICadjective8 findersHaving the appearance of a biomorph; representing a living organism rather than an artistic or pragmatic ideal.
  • BIONICadjective46 findersRelated to bionics.
  • BIONICSnoun30 findersThe design of engineering systems, especially electronic ones, based on that of biological systems.
  • BIONOMICSnoun2 findersThe study of an organism and its relation to its environment; ecology.
  • BIONOMYnoun3 findersPhysiology.
  • BIONTnoun12 findersA living organism
  • BIONTICadjective3 findersRelating to an individual organism.
  • BIOPHYSICALadjective11 findersOf or pertaining to a combination of biology and physics.
  • BIOPICnoun54 findersA motion picture based on the life (or lives) of a real, rather than fictional, person (or people).
  • BIOPIRACYnoun2 findersThe appropriation of indigenous biomedical knowledge, especially by patenting naturally occurring substances.
  • BIOPLASMICadjective5 findersPertaining to, or consisting of, bioplasm.
  • BIOPLASTnoun8 findersA mass or cell of bioplasm that is a unit of living matter; an independently existing mass of living matter.
  • BIOPOLYMERnoun5 findersAny 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.
  • BIOPSICadjective1 finderRelating to a biopsy.
  • BIOPSYnounFrench52 findersThe removal and examination of a sample of tissue, cells, or bodily fluid from a living body for diagnostic purposes.
  • BIOREACTORnoun1 finderA vat or pressure vessel, containing microorganisms or biochemically active substances, used for biotechnological processes such as fermentation, waste recycling, or making drugs.
  • BIOREAGENTnoun1 finderAny reagent (especially an enzyme) of biological origin
  • BIOREGIONnoun2 findersA region defined by natural characteristics such as flora and fauna and topographic features such as watersheds.
  • BIOSAFETYnoun2 findersProtection from potential harm from biological agents, such as infectious microbes or modified genes.
  • BIOSCOPEnounAfrikaans7 findersAn early form of movie projector.
  • BIOSCOPYnoun7 findersthe examination of a body to determine if it is alive or dead
  • BIOSOCIALadjective1 finderOf or pertaining to both biological and social features.
  • BIOSOLIDnoun1 finderA byproduct of domestic and commercial sewage and wastewater treatment.
  • BIOSPHEREnounGerman71 findersThe part of the Earth and its atmosphere capable of supporting life.
  • BIOSPHERICadjective20 findersOf or relating to the biosphere or to biospherics
  • BIOSTATICadjective2 findersThat inhibits the growth or multiplication of an organism, especially of a microorganism.
  • BIOSTROMEnounAncient Greek1 finderA horizontally bedded stratum of fossilized remains of sedentary organisms
  • BIOTAnounAncient Greek73 findersSynonym of life; Biota; all living things.
  • BIOTECHnoun14 findersBiotechnology.
  • BIOTELEMETRICadjective8 findersRelating to biotelemetry.
  • BIOTELEMETRIESnoun7 findersThe use of telemetry to monitor, measure and record physiological data of an organism
  • BIOTELEMETRYnoun2 findersThe use of telemetry to monitor, measure and record physiological data of an organism
  • BIOTICadjectiveAncient Greek29 findersOf, pertaining to, or produced by life or living organisms.
  • BIOTICALadjective3 findersbiotic
  • BIOTINnounAncient Greek44 findersA 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
  • BIOTITEnounFrench2 findersA dark brown mica; it is a mixed aluminosilicate and fluoride of potassium, magnesium and iron.
  • BIOTOPEnounGerman2 findersA geographical area that has a uniform biological environment and a uniform distribution of plants and animals
  • BIOTOXINnoun12 findersAny toxin produced by a living organism
  • BIOTRONnoun1 finderA chamber in which the effects of climate on organisms can be studied
  • BIOTROPHnoun2 findersAny parasite that cannot survive in a dead host and therefore keeps it alive
  • BIOTYPEnoun2 findersA group of organisms having the same specific genotype
  • BIOTYPICadjective1 finderRelating to a biotype.
  • BIOVULARadjective6 findersderived from two separate ova; non-identical or fraternal
  • BIOWEAPONnoun12 findersAny weapon designed to be used in biological warfare.
  • BIPARENTALadjective1 finderHaving two parents.
  • BIPARIETALadjective2 findersBetween the two parietal bones.
  • BIPAROUSadjective4 findersproducing two offspring from one pregnancy; twinning
  • BIPARTISANadjective44 findersRelating to, or supported by two groups, especially by two political parties.
  • BIPARTITEadjectiveLatin4 findersHaving two parts (two principal or main parts).
  • BIPARTYadjective3 findersInvolving two parties or entities.
  • BIPEDnounLatin74 findersAn animal, being, or construction that goes about on two feet (or two legs).
  • BIPEDALadjective291 findersWalking on two feet or two legs; biped.
  • BIPEDALISMnoun38 findersThe habit of standing and walking on two feet; the state of being bipedal
  • BIPEDALITYnoun31 findersThe condition of being bipedal; bipedalism.

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