bioarm | (noun) any weapon usable in biological warfare | Synonyms: biological weapon, bioweapon |
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bioassay | (noun) appraisal of the biological activity of a substance by testing its effect on an organism and comparing the result with some agreed standard | Synonyms: bio-assay |
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bioattack | (noun) the use of bacteria or viruses or toxins to destroy men and animals or food | Synonyms: biologic attack, biological attack, biological warfare, BW |
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biocatalyst | (noun) a biochemical catalyst such as an enzyme | - |
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biochemist | (noun) someone with special training in biochemistry | - |
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biochemistry | (noun) the organic chemistry of compounds and processes occurring in organisms; the effort to understand biology within the context of chemistry | - |
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biochip | (noun) a microchip that uses tiny strands of DNA to latch onto and quickly recognize thousands of genes at a time; intended for use in a biological environment | - |
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bioclimatology | (noun) the study of effects of climate on living organisms | - |
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biodefence | (noun) procedures involved in taking defensive measures against attacks using biological agents | Synonyms: biodefense, biological defence, biological defense |
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biodefense | (noun) procedures involved in taking defensive measures against attacks using biological agents | Synonyms: biodefence, biological defence, biological defense |
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biodiversity | (noun) the diversity of plant and animal life in a particular habitat (or in the world as a whole) | - |
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biodynamics | (noun) the branch of biology dealing with energy or the activity of living organisms. | - |
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bioelectricity | (noun) electric phenomena in animals or plants | - |
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bioengineering | (noun) the branch of engineering science in which biological science is used to study the relation between workers and their environments | Synonyms: biotechnology, ergonomics |
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bioethics | (noun) the branch of ethics that studies moral values in the biomedical sciences | - |
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biofeedback | (noun) a training program in which a person is given information about physiological processes (heart rate or blood pressure) that is not normally available with the goal of gaining conscious control of them | - |
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bioflavinoid | (noun) a vitamin that maintains the resistance of cell and capillary walls to permeation | Synonyms: citrin, vitamin P |
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biogenesis | (noun) the production of living organisms from other living organisms | Synonyms: biogeny |
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(noun) production of a chemical compound by a living organism | Synonyms: biosynthesis |
biogeny | (noun) the production of living organisms from other living organisms | Synonyms: biogenesis |
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biogeography | (noun) dealing with the geographical distribution of animals and plants | - |
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biographer | (noun) someone who writes an account of a person's life | - |
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biographism | (noun) reduction of textual meaning to authorial biography. | - |
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biography | (noun) an account of the series of events making up a person's life | Synonyms: life, life history, life story |
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biohazard | (noun) any bacterium or virus or toxin that could be used in biological warfare | Synonyms: biological agent |
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(noun) hazard to humans or the environment resulting from biological agents or conditions | - |
biologism | (noun) use of biological principles in explaining human especially social behavior | - |
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biologist | (noun) (biology) a scientist who studies living organisms | Synonyms: life scientist |
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biology | (noun) the science that studies living organisms | Synonyms: biological science |
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(noun) all the plant and animal life of a particular region | Synonyms: biota |
(noun) characteristic life processes and phenomena of living organisms | - |
bioluminescence | (noun) luminescence produced by physiological processes (as in the firefly) | - |
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biomass | (noun) the total mass of living matter in a given unit area | - |
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(noun) plant materials and animal waste used as fuel | - |
biome | (noun) a major biotic community characterized by the dominant forms of plant life and the prevailing climate | - |
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biomedicine | (noun) the branch of medical science that studies the ability of organisms to withstand environmental stress (as in space travel) | - |
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(noun) the branch of medical science that applies biological and physiological principles to clinical practice | - |
biometrics | (noun) a branch of biology that studies biological phenomena and observations by means of statistical analysis | Synonyms: biometry, biostatistics |
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biometry | (noun) a branch of biology that studies biological phenomena and observations by means of statistical analysis | Synonyms: biometrics, biostatistics |
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bionics | (noun) application of biological principles to the study and design of engineering systems (especially electronic systems) | - |
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bionomics | (noun) the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment | Synonyms: ecology, environmental science |
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biont | (noun) a discrete unit of living matter | - |
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biophysicist | (noun) a physicist who applies the methods of physics to biology | - |
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biophysics | (noun) physics as applied to biological problems | - |
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biopiracy | (noun) biological theft; illegal collection of indigenous plants by corporations who patent them for their own use | - |
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biopsy | (noun) examination of tissues or liquids from the living body to determine the existence or cause of a disease | - |
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bioremediation | (noun) the act of treating waste or pollutants by the use of microorganisms (as bacteria) that can break down the undesirable substances | - |
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(noun) the branch of biotechnology that uses biological process to overcome environmental problems | - |
biosafety | (noun) safety from exposure to infectious agents | - |
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bioscience | (noun) any of the branches of natural science dealing with the structure and behavior of living organisms | Synonyms: life science |
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bioscope | (noun) a kind of early movie projector | - |
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(noun) a South African movie theater | - |
biosphere | (noun) the regions of the surface and atmosphere of the Earth (or other planet) where living organisms exist | - |
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biostatistics | (noun) a branch of biology that studies biological phenomena and observations by means of statistical analysis | Synonyms: biometrics, biometry |
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biosynthesis | (noun) production of a chemical compound by a living organism | Synonyms: biogenesis |
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biosystematics | (noun) use of data (e.g. cytogenetic or biochemical) to assess taxonomic relations especially within an evolutionary framework | Synonyms: biosystematy |
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biosystematy | (noun) use of data (e.g. cytogenetic or biochemical) to assess taxonomic relations especially within an evolutionary framework | Synonyms: biosystematics |
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biota | (noun) all the plant and animal life of a particular region | Synonyms: biology |
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biotech | (noun) the branch of molecular biology that studies the use of microorganisms to perform specific industrial processes | Synonyms: biotechnology |
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biotechnology | (noun) the branch of engineering science in which biological science is used to study the relation between workers and their environments | Synonyms: bioengineering, ergonomics |
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(noun) the branch of molecular biology that studies the use of microorganisms to perform specific industrial processes | Synonyms: biotech |
bioterrorism | (noun) terrorism using the weapons of biological warfare | Synonyms: biological terrorism |
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biotin | (noun) a B vitamin that aids in body growth | Synonyms: vitamin H |
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biotite | (noun) dark brown to black mica found in igneous and metamorphic rock | - |
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biotype | (noun) organisms sharing a specified genotype or the genotype (or peculiarities) so shared | - |
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bioweapon | (noun) any weapon usable in biological warfare | Synonyms: bioarm, biological weapon |
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