bioenergetics

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noun

The study of the energy transformations that take place in living organisms.

OriginEnglish energetics ← Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-) ← Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- →
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Meanings

nounbioenergetics (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyThe study of the energy transformations that take place in living organisms.
  2. uncountableA form of physical therapy according to which physical movements are a means of releasing emotional stress.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  2. Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
  3. Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
  4. Englishbio-
  5. Englishenergetics
  6. Englishbioenergetics

From bio- + energetics.

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Translations

Finnish bioenergetiikka
  • bioenergetiikkastudy of the energy transformations
French bioénergétique
  • bioénergétiquestudy of the energy transformations
Indonesian bioenergetika
  • bioenergetikastudy of the energy transformations
Italian bioenergetica
  • bioenergeticastudy of the energy transformations
Polish bioenergetyka, bioenergetyka
  • bioenergetykastudy of the energy transformations
  • bioenergetykatherapy
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APA

bioenergetics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bioenergetics

MLA

“bioenergetics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bioenergetics. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bioenergetics,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bioenergetics.

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