Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z biogeneric A copy of a drug, created through biotechnology. biogenesis The principle that living organisms are produced only from other living organisms. biogenesist A proponent of the principle of biogenesis. biogenetic Of or pertaining to biogenesis. biogenetical biogenetic biogenetically In a biogenetic manner. biogenetics genetic engineering biogenic produced by living organisms, or by a biological process biogenically In a biogenic manner. biogenicity The quality of being biogenic. biogenist biogenesist (a believer in the theory of biogenesis). biogenotoxicology biogenic toxicology biogenous biogenic; produced by living things biogeny Biogenesis. biogeoarchaeological biogeological and archaeological biogeocenology The study of the complex biological systems and how they affect the environment. biogeocenosis Synonym of ecosystem. biogeochemical Of or pertaining to biogeochemistry. biogeochemically With regard to biogeochemistry. biogeochemist A scholar in the field of biogeochemistry. biogeochemistry The scientific study of biological, geological and chemical processes in the natural environment and especially of their mutual relationships. biogeoclimate A geographic area having a specific pattern of vegetation and soil as a result of a broadly homogenous macroclimate biogeoclimatic Relating to a biogeoclimate biogeoclimatology A study of the interrelationships between biology, geology and climate biogeocycle A biogeochemical cycle biogeocycling The action of a biogeocycle biogeodynamics The (study of the) interplay of biological and geological systems biogeoenvironmental biogeological and environmental biogeographer A person engaged in biogeography. biogeographic Of or pertaining to biogeography. biogeographical Of or pertaining to biogeography. biogeographically In a biogeographic manner. biogeography The study of the geographical distribution of living things. biogeological Relating to biogeology. biogeologist One who studies biogeology. biogeology The interdisciplinary study of the interactions between the Earth's biosphere and the lithosphere, which incorporates both biology and geology. biogeomorphic Relating to biogeomorphology biogeomorphological Relating to biogeomorphology biogeomorphology The study of the interaction of organisms and land form biogeophysical Of or pertaining to the composite of biological, geological, and physical processes operating in an area biogeophysics biophysics and geophysics biogeoprinting "fingerprinting" (in this case, identifying the geographic origin) of a material via any of its biological components, typically pollen biogeoscience An interdisciplinary field of study integrating geoscience and biology. biogeoscientist A scholar or researcher in biogeoscience. biogeotechnological Relating to biogeotechnology. biogeotechnology biotechnology applied to solve geological problems biogerontologic Of, or related to biogerontology. biogerontological Of or pertaining to biogerontology. biogerontologist A physician who specializes in biogerontology. biogerontology A subfield of gerontology that studies the biological processes of aging. biogester Synonym of biodigester. biogirl A cisgender girl or woman. bioglass bioactive glass bioglycoconjugate A biological glycoconjugate. bioglyph Any structure of biological origin on a bedding plane biognosis The investigation of life, or living matter. biograph A biographical essay. biographal biographical biographee One about whom a biography is written; the subject of a biography. biographer The writer of a biography; a professional writer of biographies. biographette A short biography. biographic biographical biographical of or relating to an account of a person's life biographically In the form of a biography. biographism A biographical approach; a tendency to describe in biographical terms. biographist A biographer. biographize To write a biography of. biography A person's life story, especially one published. biogroup A group of species (typically of bacteria) that have a distinct biochemistry bioguided biologically or biochemically guided biohack An instance of biohacking. biohacker A person that engages in biohacking. biohacking A set of practices that aims to alter, optimize, or extend biological systems, especially the human body, using techniques drawn from biology, engineering, computing, and self-experimentation. biohalogenation biochemical halogenation biohardware biological "hardware"; the physical brain, etc. on which biosoftware "runs" biohazard A biological hazard: a source of risk due to some biological factor such as bacteria or human waste. biohazardous Constituting a biohazard. bioheat biodiesel when used for heating biohelminth Any parasitic worm that infects the primary (final) host (man or animal) as adults and infects the intermediate host (various animals) as a larva. bioherbicidal Of or pertaining to bioherbicide. bioherbicide A biocide that is a herbicide. bioheritage A biological heritage, typically in the form of biodiversity bioherm A mass of rock constructed from the remains of marine organisms such as coral or algae, especially in a mound or dome shape. biohermal Relating to bioherm. biohistorical Relating to biohistory biohistory The history of life and its development biohomochirality The condition of all chiral biochemical compounds being homochiral. biohomopolymer A biological homopolymer biohood A fume hood, when used in the biological sciences. biohumoral Relating to biological fluids biohybrid A hybrid vehicle that can use biofuel biohydrocarbon A hydrocarbon produced by living organisms. biohydrogel A biological hydrogel biohydrogen hydrogen produced biologically (mostly by bacteria) as a biofuel biohydrogenate To hydrogenate (typically unsaturated fatty acids) biochemically (using enzymes) biohydrogenation biochemical (enzymatic) hydrogenation biohydrogeneration biological hydrogeneration biohydrometallurgical Of or relating to biohydrometallurgy. biohydrometallurgy A subfield of hydrometallurgy that includes aspects of biotechnology, used for example in microbial mining, oil recovery, bioleaching, and water treatment. biohydroxylation biochemical hydroxylation, typically of hydrocarbons bioidentical Identical to that which is naturally produced by the body. bioidentification biometric identification bioidentity identity based on bioidentification bioillumination illumination by means of bioluminescence bioimage An image made by bioimaging bioimager A system that carries out bioimaging. bioimaging the imaging of biological materials, especially by the use of microscopy bioimmunoassay biochemical immunoassay (Immunoassay enhanced with hormones or enzymes) bioimmuration The imprint of one organism in the fossilized skeleton of another organism. bioimmure To imprint in the fossilized skeleton of another organism. bioimpedance The response of a living organism to an applied electric current. bioimpedentiometric Relating to the measurement of bioimpedance bioimpedentiometry bioelectrical impedance analysis bioimplant A (dental) implant made from biological material. bioimprinting biological imprinting bioinactivation The metabolic conversion of a xenobiotic substance to a less toxic derivative bioinactive Not bioactive. bioinclusion A biological inclusion (in, for example, amber) bioincompatibility The condition of being bioincompatible. bioincompatible Not biocompatible. bioincorporate To cause or to undergo bioincorporation. bioincorporated biochemically incorporated bioincorporation biochemical incorporation bioincubator A centre for new biotechnology companies bioindication The action of a bioindicator. bioindicative biologically indicative bioindicator Any species that acts as a biological indicator of the health of an environment. bioindividual Of or relating to bioindividuality. bioindividuality Individuality with regard to, and driven by, biological differences between individual organisms, usually with reference to humans as regards optimization of nutrition or pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics; such interindividual differences come from both nature and nurture, including natural genomic variations between individuals and environmental differences (varying exposure levels, varying experiences). bioinduced biochemically induced bioindustrial Relating to a bioindustry bioindustry Any of the industries associated with biotechnology bioinert biologically inert bioinertness The condition of being bioinert bioinfiltration infiltration of water through a biological medium, typically through a rain garden bioinformatic Of or pertaining to bioinformatics bioinformatical Of or pertaining to bioinformatics. bioinformatically By means of, or in terms of, bioinformatics. bioinformatician A practitioner of bioinformatics bioinformaticist a bioinformatician bioinformatics A field of science in which biology, computer science, and information technology merge into a single discipline to analyse biological information using computers and statistical techniques. bioinformation biological information bioinformational Relating to bioinformation bioinformative That provides bioinformation bioingredient Any bioactive ingredient in a functional food. bioink A material containing cells used in 3D printing bioinoculant A biological (typically microbial) inoculant bioinoculation The use of a biological (typically microbial) inoculant. bioinorganic Describing the influence of inorganic compounds (especially metals) on biological processes, or the metabolism and biosynthesis of inorganic materials (such as silica) bioinsecticidal Relating to a bioinsecticide