biomagnetism

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noun

The production or detection of a magnetic field by a living organism.

OriginEnglish magnetism ← Middle English magnete ← Latin magnēs →
Scrabble 19
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Meanings

nounbiomagnetism (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyThe production or detection of a magnetic field by a living organism.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  2. Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
  3. Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
  4. Englishbio-
  5. Old Frenchmagnete
  6. Ancient GreekΜάγνης (Mágnēs)
  7. Ancient Greekμᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)
  8. Latinmagnēs
  9. Middle Englishmagnete
  10. Englishmagnet
  11. Englishmagnetism
  12. Englishbiomagnetism

From bio- + magnetism.

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Translations

Catalan biomagnetisme
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Finnish biomagnetismi
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French biomagnétisme
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Greek βιομαγνητισμός
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Italian biomagnetismo
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Portuguese biomagnetismo
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Spanish biomagnetismo
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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