bio-
bio- • comb. form 1. of or relating to life: biosynthesis. ∎ biological; relating to biology: biohazard. ∎ of living beings: biogenesis.2. relating to or involving the use of toxic biological or biochemical substances as weapons of war: bioterrorism.
bio-
bio-
1. From the Greek bios meaning ‘human life’, a prefix associating the word to which it is attached with living organisms or processes.
2. Prefix for allochems composed of bioclastic material. See FOLK LIMESTONE CLASSIFICATION.
1. From the Greek bios meaning ‘human life’, a prefix associating the word to which it is attached with living organisms or processes.
2. Prefix for allochems composed of bioclastic material. See FOLK LIMESTONE CLASSIFICATION.
bio-
bio- comb. form of Gr. bios life (Cf. QUICK), as in biography XVII. — F. biographie or modL. biographia, medGr. biographia;
so biographer XVIII. biology XIX. — F. biologie — G.
so biographer XVIII. biology XIX. — F. biologie — G.
bio-
bio- From the Greek bios, meaning ‘human life’, a prefix associating the word to which it is attached with living organisms or processes.
More From encyclopedia.com
Biology , Biology is the study of life or living things. Biology includes a huge range of subjects, all of which are based on studying the way living things wo… Binswanger, Mathias 1962- , bi·o / ˈbīō/ • n. (pl. -os) inf. 1. biology: he dated a bio major in college. 2. a biography: the latest in a series of unauthorized bios. • adj. inf… Astrobleme , COMBINING FORM In WORD-FORMATION, a BASE designed to combine with another, either also a combining form or a free word: bio- with -graphy to form bio… Vitalism , "Vitalism" is primarily a metaphysical doctrine concerning the nature of living organisms, although it has been generalized, by Henri Bergson for exa… Biological Symmetry , symmetry In biology, anatomical description of body form or geometrical pattern of a plant or animal. It is used in the classification of living thin… Biological Weapons , Biological weapons constitute an increasingly important ethical and political issue for science and technology. This entry examines that issue by def…
You Might Also Like
NEARBY TERMS
bio-