Bio
biography.
biology.
biographical.
biological:
a bio control service using praying mantises to reduce the population of garden pests.
a combining form meaning “life” occurring in loanwords from Greek (biography); on this model, used in the formation of compound words (bioluminescence).
Contemporary Examples
Madonna’s Trainer Fights Back Jacob Bernstein October 20, 2009
Ann Romney: How She Stacks Up Against Other First Ladies Regarding Jobs Wayne Barrett April 13, 2012
Soon All Your Best Facebook Friends Will Be Robots William O’Connor December 16, 2013
Queen’s Olympic Bond Stunt Kept Secret From Other Royals Tom Sykes October 30, 2012
Meretz Appeals To Smart Secular Women Don Futterman January 16, 2013
Historical Examples
The Coast of Adventure Harold Bindloss
The Pearl of the Andes Gustave Aimard
The Pearl of the Andes Gustave Aimard
The Pearl of the Andes Gustave Aimard
The Unprotected Species Melvin Sturgis
noun (pl) bios
short for biography
combining form
indicating or involving life or living organisms: biogenesis, biolysis
indicating a human life or career: biography, biopic
n.
biographical summary
biology
Biotechnology Industry Organization
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- Biosafety
the maintenance of safe conditions in biological research to prevent harm to workers, nonlaboratory organisms, or the environment. Contemporary Examples Growing Number of Biosafety Labs Raises Red Flags Center for Public Integrity August 19, 2014 noun the precautions taken to control the cultivation and distribution of genetically modified crops and products
- Bioscopic
examination of a body to discover whether or not it is alive. Historical Examples The Wonder J. D. Beresford noun (pl) -pies examination of a body to determine whether it is alive
- Bioscopy
examination of a body to discover whether or not it is alive. noun (pl) -pies examination of a body to determine whether it is alive
- Biosensor
a device that senses and transmits information about a biological process, as blood pressure, of an individual under observation.
- -biosis
a combining form meaning “mode of life,” used in the formation of compound words: aerobiosis; parabiosis. combining form indicating a specified mode of life: symbiosis