Biological
adj, noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 A biological product. rare
"This elementary treatise on biologicals was designed primarily for the instruction of Lilly salesmen to enable them to handle the biological line intelligently."
- 1 Of or relating to biology. not-comparable
"He draws eclectically on studies of baboons, descriptive anthropological accounts of hunter-gatherer societies and, in a few cases, the fossil record. With this biological framework in place, Corning endeavors to show that the capitalist system as currently practiced in the United States and elsewhere is manifestly unfair."
- 2 Relating to anatomy; anatomic, anatomical. not-comparable
"Many who oppose transgender rights believe that gender is determined solely by biological sex. But, biological sex isn’t as straightforward as they likely think, and there is no one parameter that makes a person biologically male or female. In fact, many conditions make assigning a biological sex quite difficult."
- 3 Related by consanguinity, especially as to parents and children. not-comparable
"biological mother"
- 4 Organic (grown without agrochemicals). nonstandard, not-comparable, proscribed
"The market for cosmetics with natural ingredients in which the body shop is so successful is still a small one, as is the market for biological food products (1 per cent in the Netherlands)."
- 1 (of a parent or child) related by blood; genetically related wordnet
- 2 pertaining to biology or to life and living things wordnet
Antonyms
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More examples"As soon as we are born, the world gets to work on us and transforms us from merely biological into social units."
Etymology
From biology + -ical.
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