aerobiology

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noun

The study of the dispersion of airborne biological materials, as pollen, spores, microorganisms, or viruses.

OriginEnglish biology ← New Latin biologia ← Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) →
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Meanings

nounaerobiology (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyThe study of the dispersion of airborne biological materials, as pollen, spores, microorganisms, or viruses.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ews-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ewsér
  3. Proto-Hellenic*auhḗr
  4. Ancient Greekᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)
  5. Ancient Greekἀέρος (aéros)
  6. Englishaero-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  8. Ancient Greekβίος (bíos)
  9. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  11. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  12. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  13. New Latinbiologia
  14. Englishbiology
  15. Englishaerobiology

From aero- + biology.

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Translations

Catalan aerobiologia
  • aerobiologiastudy of the dispersion of airborne biological materials
Chinese Mandarin 大氣生物學 /大气生物学
  • 大氣生物學 /大气生物学 (dàqìshēngwùxué)study of the dispersion of airborne biological materials
Danish aerobiologi
  • aerobiologistudy of the dispersion of airborne biological materials
Dutch aerobiologie
  • aerobiologiestudy of the dispersion of airborne biological materials
Estonian aerobioloogia
  • aerobioloogiastudy of the dispersion of airborne biological materials
Finnish aerobiologia
  • aerobiologiastudy of the dispersion of airborne biological materials
French aérobiologie
  • aérobiologiestudy of the dispersion of airborne biological materials
German Aerobiologie
  • Aerobiologiestudy of the dispersion of airborne biological materials
Icelandic loftlíffræði
  • loftlíffræðistudy of the dispersion of airborne biological materials
Italian aerobiologia
  • aerobiologiastudy of the dispersion of airborne biological materials
Japanese 空中生物学
  • 空中生物学 (kūchūseibutsugaku)study of the dispersion of airborne biological materials
Norwegian Bokmål aerobiologi
  • aerobiologistudy of the dispersion of airborne biological materials
Polish aerobiologia
  • aerobiologiastudy of the dispersion of airborne biological materials
Portuguese aerobiologia
  • aerobiologiastudy of the dispersion of airborne biological materials
Russian аэробиоло́гия
  • аэробиоло́гия (aerobiológija)study of the dispersion of airborne biological materials
Spanish aerobiología
  • aerobiologíastudy of the dispersion of airborne biological materials
Swedish aerobiologi
  • aerobiologistudy of the dispersion of airborne biological materials
Turkish aerobiyoloji
  • aerobiyolojistudy of the dispersion of airborne biological materials
Cite this entry
APA

aerobiology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aerobiology

MLA

“aerobiology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aerobiology. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aerobiology,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aerobiology.

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