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biological
adjective
: of or relating to biology or to life and living things
: related through birth
Full Definition of BIOLOGICAL
1
: of or relating to biology or to life and living processes
2
: used in or produced by applied biology
3
: connected by direct genetic relationship rather than by adoption or marriage <her biological father>
— bi·o·log·i·cal·ly \-ji-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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Variants of BIOLOGICAL
biological also biologic
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First Known Use of BIOLOGICAL
1847
Related to BIOLOGICAL
- Synonyms
- natural (also biologic), birth, consanguineous
- Antonyms
- adopted, adoptive, nonbiological
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Rhymes with BIOLOGICAL
astrological, Christological, chronological, cosmological, cryptological, ecological, ethnological, extralogical, gemological, graphological, horological, morphological, mycological, mythological, neurological, oncological, pathological, pedagogical, philological, phrenological, psychological, scatological, seismological, tautological, technological, theological, topological, typological, zoological
BIOLOGICALLY Defined for Kids
biological
adjective bi·o·log·i·cal \ˌbī-ə-ˈlä-ji-kəl\
Definition of BIOLOGICAL for Kids
1
: of or relating to biology or to life and living things <biological activity>
2
: related by birth
Medical Dictionary
biological
adjective
Medical Definition of BIOLOGICAL
1
: of or relating to biology or to life and living processes
2
: used in or produced by applied biology
3
: related by direct genetic relationship rather than by adoption or marriage <an adoptee who searched for years for her biological parents>
—bi·o·log·i·cal·ly \-i-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
Variants of BIOLOGICAL
biological also biologic
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