biological
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adjectiveDefinition of BIOLOGICAL
1
: of or relating to biology or to life and living processes
2
: used in or produced by applied biology
3
: connected by direct genetic relationship rather than by adoption or marriage <her biological father>
— bi·o·log·i·cal·ly \-ji-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
See Variants of BIOLOGICAL
biological also biologic
Examples of BIOLOGICAL
- <the rights of the biological father in this case>
First Known Use of BIOLOGICAL
1847
Related to BIOLOGICAL
- Synonyms
- natural (also biologic), birth, consanguineous
- Antonyms
- adopted, adoptive, nonbiological
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Rhymes with BIOLOGICAL
astrological, Christological, chronological, cosmological, cryptological, ecological, ethnological, extralogical, gemological, graphological, horological, morphological, mycological, mythological, neurological, oncological, pathological, pedagogical, philological, phrenological, psychological, scatological, seismological, tautological, technological, theological, topological, typological, zoological
biological
adjective (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of BIOLOGICAL
1
: of or relating to biology or to life and living processes
2
: used in or produced by applied biology
3
: related by direct genetic relationship rather than by adoption or marriage <an adoptee who searched for years for her biological parents>
—bi·o·log·i·cal·ly \-i-k(ə-)lē\ (audio pronunciation) adverb
Variants of BIOLOGICAL
biological also biologic
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