biological
/ˌbaɪ.əˈlɑ.d͡ʒɪ.kəl/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.31 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
5
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Relating to anatomy; anatomic, anatomical.
adj
Related by consanguinity, especially as to parents and children.
adj
Organic (grown without agrochemicals).
noun
A biological product.
Example Sentences
- "He draws eclectically on studies of baboons, descriptive anthropological accounts of hunter-gatherer societies and, in a few cases, the fossil record. With this biological framework in place, Corning endeavors to show that the capitalist system as currently practiced in the United States and elsewhere is manifestly unfair."
- "Sex refers to a person's biological status and is typically assigned at birth, usually on the basis of external anatomy."
- "Transgender rights advocates and many experts argue, however, that strict definitions of sex based on anatomy at birth can miss biological nuances."
- "Many who oppose transgender rights believe that gender is determined solely by biological sex. But, biological sex isn’t as straightforward as they likely think, and there is no one parameter that makes a person biologically male or female. In fact, many conditions make assigning a biological sex quite difficult."
- "Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a potential contender in the 2024 presidential race, called out a biological male swimmer who competed in and won the women's NCAA championships against his female competitors in 2022."
- "biological mother"
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βίος (bíos) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos Proto-Hellenic *lógos Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logia New Latin biologialbor. English biology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English biological From biology + -ical.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌbaɪ.əˈlɑ.d͡ʒɪ.kəl/
- British English: /ˌbaɪ.ə(ʊ)ˈlɒd͡ʒ.ɪ.kəl/
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Biology.