bioscience

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noun

Any of several sciences that deal with living organisms

Similar
life science
OriginEnglish science ← Middle English science ← Old French science →
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Meanings

nounbioscience (plural biosciences)

plural biosciences

  1. Any of several sciences that deal with living organisms

Synonyms & antonyms

nounany of the branches of natural science dealing with the structure and behavior of living organisms

Similar
life science
Broader
natural science
Also see
life science

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  2. Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
  3. Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
  4. Englishbio-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*sek-?
  6. Proto-Indo-European*skey-
  7. Latinsciō
  8. Latinsciēns
  9. Latinscientia
  10. Old Frenchscience
  11. Middle Englishscience
  12. Englishscience
  13. Englishbioscience

From bio- + science.

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Translations

Arabic علوم الحياة
  • علوم الحياةsciences dealing with living organisms
Finnish biotiede
  • biotiedesciences dealing with living organisms
French bioscience
  • biosciencesciences dealing with living organisms
Polish nauka przyrodnicza
  • nauka przyrodniczasciences dealing with living organisms
Portuguese biociência
  • biociênciasciences dealing with living organisms
Romanian bioștiință
  • bioștiințăsciences dealing with living organisms
Spanish biociencia
  • biocienciasciences dealing with living organisms
Cite this entry
APA

bioscience. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bioscience

MLA

“bioscience.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bioscience. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bioscience,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bioscience.

Source: bioscience on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.