| biotic | (adjective) of or relating to living organisms | - |
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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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| biotitic | (adjective) relating to or involving biotite | - |
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| biotype | (noun) organisms sharing a specified genotype or the genotype (or peculiarities) so shared | - |
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| biotypic | (adjective) of or relating to a biotype | - |
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| biovular | (adjective) (of twins) derived from two separate fertilized ova | Synonyms: fraternal |
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| bioweapon | (noun) any weapon usable in biological warfare | Synonyms: bioarm, biological weapon |
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| catabiosis | (noun) normal aging of cells | - |
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| cryobiology | (noun) the branch of biology that studies the effects of low temperatures on living tissues or organs or organisms | - |
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| cryptobiosis | (noun) a state in which an animal's metabolic activities come to a reversible standstill | - |
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| cryptobiotic | (adjective) of or related to the state of cryptobiosis | - |
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| dubious | (adjective) open to doubt or suspicion | Synonyms: doubtful, dubitable, in question |
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| (adjective) fraught with uncertainty or doubt | Synonyms: doubtful |
| (adjective) not convinced | - |
| dubiously | (adverb) in a doubtful manner | Synonyms: doubtfully |
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| (adverb) in a questionable and dubious manner | Synonyms: questionably |
| dubiousness | (noun) uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something | Synonyms: doubt, doubtfulness, question |
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| (noun) the state of being unsure of something | Synonyms: doubt, doubtfulness, dubiety, incertitude, uncertainty |
| exobiology | (noun) the branch of biology concerned with the effects of outer space on living organisms and the search for extraterrestrial life | Synonyms: astrobiology, space biology |
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| labiodental | (noun) a consonant whose articulation involves the lips and teeth | Synonyms: labiodental consonant |
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| macrobiotic | (adjective) of or relating to the theory or practice of macrobiotics | - |
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| macrobiotics | (noun) the theory of promoting health and longevity by means of diet (especially whole beans and grains) | - |
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| microbiologist | (noun) a specialist in microbiology | - |
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| microbiology | (noun) the branch of biology that studies microorganisms and their effects on humans | - |
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| necrobiosis | (noun) (physiology) the normal degeneration and death of living cells (as in various epithelial cells) | Synonyms: cell death |
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| neurobiological | (adjective) of or relating to the biological study of the nervous system | - |
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| (adverb) with respect to neurobiology | - |
| neurobiologist | (noun) a specialist in neurobiology | - |
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| neurobiology | (noun) the branch of biology that deals with the anatomy and physiology and pathology of the nervous system | - |
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| nonsymbiotic | (adjective) not parasitic on another organism | Synonyms: free-living, nonparasitic |
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| novobiocin | (noun) an antibiotic obtained from an actinomycete and used to treat infections by Gram-positive bacteria | - |
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| palaeobiology | (noun) a branch of paleontology that deals with the origin and growth and structure of fossil animals and plants as living organisms | Synonyms: paleobiology |
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| paleobiology | (noun) a branch of paleontology that deals with the origin and growth and structure of fossil animals and plants as living organisms | Synonyms: palaeobiology |
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| probiotic | (noun) a beneficial bacterium found in the intestinal tract of healthy mammals; often considered to be a plant | Synonyms: probiotic bacterium, probiotic flora, probiotic microflora |
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| (noun) A dietary supplement containing live bacteria, usually taken after a course of antibiotics to replenish the damaged gastrointestinal flora. | - |
| radiobiologist | (noun) a biologist who studies the effects of radiation on living organisms | - |
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| radiobiology | (noun) the branch of biology that studies the effects of radiation on living organisms | - |
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| scabiosa | (noun) any of various plants of the genus Scabiosa | Synonyms: scabious |
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| scabious | (noun) any of various plants of the genus Scabiosa | Synonyms: scabiosa |
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| semiautobiographical | (adjective) of or relating to a work that combines autobiography and fiction | - |
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| sociobiologic | (adjective) of or relating to sociobiology | Synonyms: sociobiological |
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| sociobiological | (adjective) of or relating to sociobiology | Synonyms: sociobiologic |
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| sociobiologically | (adverb) with respect to sociobiology | - |
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| sociobiologist | (noun) a biologist who studies the biological determinants of social behavior | - |
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| sociobiology | (noun) the branch of biology that conducts comparative studies of the social organization of animals (including human beings) with regard to its evolutionary history | - |
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| symbiosis | (noun) the relation between two different species of organisms that are interdependent; each gains benefits from the other | Synonyms: mutualism |
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| symbiotic | (adjective) used of organisms (especially of different species) living together but not necessarily in a relation beneficial to each | - |
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| symbiotically | (adverb) in a symbiotic manner | - |
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| trophobiosis | (noun) a symbiotic relation in which one organism protects the other in return for some kind of food product | - |
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