Biologic
adj, noun
adj, noun ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An extremely complex drug, vaccine or antitoxin that is made from a living organism, or from products of a living organism.
"It involved 136 biologics approved in the United States and 105 in the European Union between January 1995 and June 2007. A total of 41, or nearly 24 percent, got safety warnings issued through June 2008."
Adjective
- 1 Biological; pertaining to biology or to a living organism. not-comparable
"Biologic femaleness is a sequence of circular returns, beginning and ending at the same point."
Adjective
- 1 pertaining to biology or to life and living things wordnet
Example
More examples"Biologic femaleness is a sequence of circular returns, beginning and ending at the same point."
Etymology
From biology + -ic.
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