| AEROBIOSIS | • aerobiosis n. (Biology) Any form of life that is sustained by the presence of air (or oxygen). • AEROBIOSIS n. life in the presence of oxygen. |
| 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. |
| BIBLIOPOLE | • bibliopole n. A bookseller. • BIBLIOPOLE n. (archaic) a bookseller, also BIBLIOPOLIST. |
| 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. |
| BIOPOIESES | • BIOPOIESIS n. the creation of living from nonliving material as an evolutionary process. |
| BIOPOIESIS | • biopoiesis n. (Biology) abiogenesis. • BIOPOIESIS n. the creation of living from nonliving material as an evolutionary process. |
| BIOREGIONS | • bioregions n. Plural of bioregion. • BIOREGION n. an area in which climate and environment are consistent. |
| BIOSCOPIES | • bioscopies n. Plural of bioscopy. • BIOSCOPY n. a type of medical examination. |
| BOOBOISIES | • booboisies n. Plural of booboisie. • BOOBOISIE n. boobs as a class; the general public regarded as consisting of boobies. |
| COENOBITIC | • coenobitic adj. Alternative form of cenobitic. • cœnobitic adj. Obsolete spelling of cenobitic. • COENOBITIC adj. of or like a coenobite, also CENOBITIC, CENOBITICAL. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| OBELISCOID | • obeliscoid adj. Alternative form of obeliskoid. • OBELISCOID adj. shaped like an obelisk, also OBELISKOID. |
| OBELISKOID | • obeliskoid adj. Resembling an obelisk. • OBELISKOID adj. shaped like an obelisk, also OBELISCOID. |
| RHOMBOIDEI | • rhomboidei n. Plural of rhomboideus. • RHOMBOIDEUS n. a rhomboid, also RHOMBOIDES. |
| 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. |