BIOLOGICAL

biological, natural

(adjective) (of a parent or child) related by blood; genetically related; “biological child”; “natural parent”

biological, biologic

(adjective) pertaining to biology or to life and living things

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

biological (not comparable)

Of or relating to biology.

Related by consanguinity, especially as to parents and children.

(proscribed, an error in NNES) Organic (grown without agrochemicals).

Noun

biological (plural biologicals)

(rare) A biological product.

Synonyms

• biologic

Source: Wiktionary


Bi`o*log"ic, Bi`o*log"ic*al, a.

Definition: Of or relating to biology.

– Bi`o*log"ic*al*ly, adv.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

9 March 2025

CLOG

(verb) fill to excess so that function is impaired; “Fear clogged her mind”; “The story was clogged with too many details”


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Coffee Trivia

An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.

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