*biol*

a. Pertaining to amphibiology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; amphibious + -logy: cf. F. amphibiologie. ] A treatise on amphibious animals; the department of natural history which treats of the Amphibia. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. exobiology; -- not used technically.
Syn. -- exobiology. [ PJC ]

{ } a. 1. Of or relating to biology. -- Bi`o*log"ic*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

2. related by blood; -- of parents and children; -- contrasted with adoptive, adopted, or foster; as, Mary was adopted directly from the maternity hospital and never met her biological mother.
Syn. -- biologic. [WordNet 1.5]

n. use of biological principles in explaining human behavior, especially social behavior. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A student of biology; one versed in the science of biology. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. of or pertaining to biologism. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Gr. bi`os life + -logy: cf. F. biologie. ] The science of life; that branch of knowledge which treats of living matter as distinct from matter which is not living; the study of living tissue. It has to do with the origin, structure, development, function, and distribution of animals and plants. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. bi`os life + luminescence. ] a type of luminescence produced by biological or biochemical processes, such as a glowworm glow or the action of luciferase on luciferin. A well-known example is that of firefly luminescence. See also luciferin. [ PJC ]

‖n. [ Gr. bi`os life + &unr_; a dissolving. ] (Biol.) The destruction of life. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. bi`os life + &unr_; to destroy. ] Relating to the destruction of life. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Biol.) One versed in electro-biology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Biol.) 1. That branch of biology which treats of the electrical phenomena of living organisms. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That phase of mesmerism or animal magnetism, the phenomena of which are supposed to be produced by a form of electricity. [ 1913 Webster ]