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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun biology has 3 senses
- biology(n = noun.cognition) biological science - the science that studies living organisms; Array is a kind of bioscience, life science
- biology(n = noun.phenomenon) Array - characteristic life processes and phenomena of living organisms; "the biology of viruses" is a kind of life
- biology(n = noun.group) biota - all the plant and animal life of a particular region; Array is a kind of accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection
has particulars: biogeography, botany, phytology, cryobiology, cytology, bionomics, ecology, environmental science, embryology, astrobiology, exobiology, space biology, forestry, genetic science, genetics, microbiology, molecular biology, morphology, neurobiology, palaeobiology, paleobiology, physiology, radiobiology, sociobiology, zoological science, zoology
Derived forms adjective biologic1, adjective biological1, noun biologist1
Derived forms adjective biologic1, adjective biological1, noun biologist1
Derived form adjective biological1
CIDE DICTIONARY
biology, n. [Gr. bi`os life + -logy: cf. F. biologie.].
The science of life; that branch of knowledge which treats of living matter as distinct from matter which is not living; the study of living tissue. It has to do with the origin, structure, development, function, and distribution of animals and plants. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
biology, n.
1 the study of living organisms.
2 the plants and animals of a particular area.
1 the study of living organisms.
2 the plants and animals of a particular area.
Derivative
biologist n.
Etymology
F biologie f. G Biologie (as BIO-, -LOGY)
THESAURUS
biology
aerobiology, agrobiology, anatomy, animal physiology, anthropology, astrobiology, bacteriology, biochemics, biochemistry, biochemy, bioecology, biological science, biometrics, biometry, bionics, bionomics, biophysics, botany, cell physiology, comparative anatomy, conchology, cryobiology, cybernetics, cytology, ecology, electrobiology, embryology, entomology, enzymology, ethnobiology, ethology, exobiology, genetics, gnotobiotics, helminthology, herpetology, ichthyology, life science, malacology, mammalogy, microbiology, molecular biology, ornithology, pharmacology, physiology, protozoology, radiobiology, taxidermy, taxonomy, virology, xenobiology, zoogeography, zoography, zoology, zoonomy, zoopathology, zoophysics, zootaxy, zootomyROGET THESAURUS
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Organization
N organization, organized world, organized nature, living nature, animated nature, living beings, organic remains, fossils, protoplasm, cytoplasm, protein, albumen, structure, organization, organism, biology, natural history, organic chemistry, anatomy, physiology, zoology, botany, microbiology, virology, bacteriology, mycology, naturalist, archegenesis, antherozoid, bioplasm, biotaxy, chromosome, dysmeromorph, ecology, oecology, erythroblast, gametangium, gamete, germinal matter, invagination, isogamy, oogamy, karyaster, macrogamete, microgamete, metabolism, anabolism, catabolism, metaplasm, ontogeny, ovary, ovum, oxidation, phylogeny, polymorphism, protozoa, spermary, spermatozoon, trophoplasm, vacuole, vertebration, zoogloea, zygote, Darwinism, neo-Darwinism, Lamarkism, neoLamarkism, Weismannism, morphology, taxonomy, organic, organized, karyoplasmic, unsegmentic, vacuolar, zoogloeic, zoogloeoid.Life
N life, vitality, viability, animation, vital spark, vital flame, soul, spirit, respiration, wind, breath of life, breath of one's nostrils, oxygen, air, respirator, artificial respirator, heart and lung machine, iron lung, medical devices, lifeblood, Archeus, existence, vivification, vital force, vitalization, revivification, Prometheus, life to come, physiology, biology, animal ecology, nourishment, staff of life, genetics, heredity, inheritance, evolution, natural selection, reproduction (production), microbe, aerobe, anaerobe, facultative anaerobe, obligate aerobe, obligate anaerobe, halophile, methanogen, archaebacteria, microaerophile, animal, vegetable, artificial life, robot, robotics, artificial intelligence, breathing, breathing rate, heartbeat, pulse, temperature, preservation of life, healing (medicine), living, alive, in life, in the flesh, in the land of the living, on this side of the grave, above ground, breathing, quick, animated, animative, lively, all alive and kicking, tenacious of life, full of life, yeasty, vital, vitalic, vivifying, vivified viable, zoetic, Promethean, vivendi causa, atqui vivere militare est, non est vivere sed valere vita.
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