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Definition of Biological

1. Adjective. Pertaining to biology or to life and living things.

2. Adjective. Of parents and children; related by blood. "Biological child"

Definition of Biological

1. Adjective. Of or relating to biology. ¹

2. Adjective. Related by consanguinity, especially as to parents and children. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Biological

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Biological

1. Pertaining to biology. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Biological

biolinguistic biolinguistics biolistic biolistically biolistics biolith biolithic bioliths bioload bioloads

biologic biologic attack biologic evolution biologic haemolysis biologic time biological (current term) biological-weapon biological agent biological attack biological availability

biological chemistry biological clock biological clocks biological coefficient biological containment biological control biological defence biological defense

Literary usage of Biological

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"The introduction of chemical methods in biological studies had already been accomplished by Jan Baptista van Helmont, b. at Brussels in 1577, ..."

2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1884)
"26, Dr. Allen asserts that the existing foundations of Philadelphia are unequal to the present emergencies of biological science, and urges with much force ..."

3. Report (1913)
"Mr. President and Members of the Academy: The biological work of the Michigan Geological and biological Survey during the past year has been along the lines ..."

4. The Montessori method: Scientific Pedagogy as Applied to Child Education in by Maria Montessori (1912)
"THE biological CONCEPT OF LIBERTY IN PEDAGOGY From a biological point of view, ... There exists only one real biological manifestation: the living ..."

5. Psychological Review by American Psychological Association (1894)
"The advantage and necessity of taking the biological point of view in psychology and psychiatry have been urged in recent years by psychologists and ..."

6. Terroristic Threats to the U.S: Hearing Before the Committee on Armed edited by Jim Saxton (2000)
"biological weapons are becoming easier for state and nonstate actors to develop as biological technologies proliferate. ..."

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