| AEROBIOTIC | • aerobiotic adj. Of or pertaining to aerobiosis. • AEROBIOTIC adj. related to, or of the nature of, aerobes; as, aerobiotic plants, which live only when supplied with free oxygen. |
| BILOCATION | • bilocation n. (Forteana) The ability to be, or fact of being, in two places at once. • BILOCATION n. the ability to be in two places at once. |
| BIOCENOSIS | • biocenosis n. (Biology) a group of interacting animals and/or plants that form a particular ecosystem. • BIOCENOSIS n. an association of organisms ecologically interdependent, also BIOCOENOSIS. |
| BIOCENOTIC | • biocenotic adj. Relating to a biocenosis. • BIOCENOTIC adj. relating to a biocenosis, a state of association of creatures in a certain region, also BIOCOENOTIC. |
| BIOLOGICAL | • biological adj. Of or relating to biology. • biological adj. Related by consanguinity, especially as to parents and children. • biological adj. (Proscribed, an error in non-native speakers’ English) Organic (grown without agrochemicals). |
| BIOMORPHIC | • biomorphic adj. Having the appearance of a biomorph; representing a living organism rather than an artistic or pragmatic ideal. • BIOMORPHIC adj. of or like a biomorph, a representation of a living thing as decoration. |
| BIOSCOPIES | • bioscopies n. Plural of bioscopy. • BIOSCOPY n. a type of medical examination. |
| BOCCONCINI | • bocconcini n. Small pieces of mozzarella cheese. • bocconcini n. Small chunks of any suitable foodstuff. • BOCCONCINI n. (Italian) small pieces of mozzarella cheese, also BOCONCINI. |
| BROCCOLINI | • broccolini n. A green vegetable similar to broccoli but with smaller florets and long thin stalks; a cross between… • BROCCOLINI n. (tradename) a cultivated variety of cabbage. |
| COENOBITIC | • coenobitic adj. Alternative form of cenobitic. • cœnobitic adj. Obsolete spelling of cenobitic. • COENOBITIC adj. of or like a coenobite, also CENOBITIC, CENOBITICAL. |
| COHIBITION | • cohibition n. (Obsolete) hindrance; restraint. • COHIBITION n. hindrance; restraint. |
| ENDOBIOTIC | • endobiotic adj. (Of a parasite or symbiont) living within the tissues of a host. • endobiotic adj. (Medicine) Originating within an organ or biological system. • endobiotic n. (Medicine) An endogenous substance that influences the functioning of an organ or biological process. |
| HALOBIOTIC | • halobiotic adj. (Ecology) That lives in the sea or salt water. • HALOBIOTIC adj. living in the sea, also HALOBIONTIC. |
| MICROBIOME | • microbiome n. (Genetics) The genetic information (genomes) of a microbiota. • microbiome n. (Biology) A microbial biome, such as the community of microbes within the human gut. • MICROBIOME n. the microscopic organisms, such as bacteria, which inhabit the human body in a symbiotic relationship. |
| MICROBIOTA | • microbiota n. The microbial community that inhabits a multi-cellular organism, whether the entire organism or a specific… • Microbiota prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Cupressaceae – an evergreen shrub from eastern Russia. • MICROBIOTA n. the smallest soil organisms collectively. |
| NOVOBIOCIN | • novobiocin n. An aminocoumarin antibiotic produced by the actinomycete Streptomyces niveus. • NOVOBIOCIN n. an antimicrobial drug used in some cases of staphylococcic or urinary tract infection. |
| OBELISCOID | • obeliscoid adj. Alternative form of obeliskoid. • OBELISCOID adj. shaped like an obelisk, also OBELISKOID. |
| PROBIOTICS | • probiotics n. Plural of probiotic. • PROBIOTIC n. a harmless bacterium that helps to protect the body from harmful bacteria. |
| ROBOTICIST | • roboticist n. One who conceptualizes, designs, builds, programs, and experiments with robots. |
| XENOBIOTIC | • xenobiotic adj. Of or pertaining to xenobiosis. • xenobiotic adj. (Biology) Relating to a substance foreign to the body or ecological system. • xenobiotic n. (Biology) Any foreign compound not produced by an organism’s metabolism. |