'Biology' definitions:
Definition of 'biology'
(from WordNet)
noun
The science that studies living organisms [syn: biology, biological science]
noun
Characteristic life processes and phenomena of living organisms; "the biology of viruses"
noun
All the plant and animal life of a particular region [syn: biota, biology]
Definition of 'Biology'
From: GCIDE
- Biology \Bi*ol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. bi`os life + -logy: cf. F. biologie.] The science of life; that branch of knowledge which treats of living matter as distinct from matter which is not living; the study of living tissue. It has to do with the origin, structure, development, function, and distribution of animals and plants. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'biology'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aerobiology,
- agrobiology,
- anatomy,
- animal physiology,
- anthropology,
- astrobiology,
- bacteriology,
- biochemics,
- biochemistry,
- biochemy,
- bioecology,
- biological science,
- biometrics,
- biometry,
- bionics,
- bionomics,
- biophysics,
- botany,
- cell physiology,
- comparative anatomy,
- conchology,
- cryobiology,
- cybernetics,
- cytology,
- ecology,
- electrobiology,
- embryology,
- entomology,
- enzymology,
- ethnobiology,
- ethology,
- exobiology,
- genetics,
- gnotobiotics,
- helminthology,
- herpetology,
- ichthyology,
- life science,
- malacology,
- mammalogy,
- microbiology,
- molecular biology,
- ornithology,
- pharmacology,
- physiology,
- protozoology,
- radiobiology,
- taxidermy,
- taxonomy,
- virology,
- xenobiology,
- zoogeography,
- zoography,
- zoology,
- zoonomy,
- zoopathology,
- zoophysics,
- zootaxy,
- zootomy
Words containing 'Biology'
- Biologic,
- Biological,
- Biologically,
- biologism,
- biologic attack,
- biological agent,
- biological attack,
- biological clock,
- biological defence,
- biological defense,
- biological group,
- biological process,
- biological research,
- biological science,
- biological terrorism,
- biological time,
- biological urge,
- biological warfare,
- biological weapon,
- biology department,
- biology lab,
- biology laboratory,
- department of biology,
- molecular biology,
- space biology,
- Electro-biology,
- biological warfare defence,
- biological warfare defense