biologic

noun

bi·​o·​log·​ic ˌbī-ə-ˈlä-jik 

variants or biological

ˌbī-ə-ˈlä-ji-kəl 

: a biological product (such as a vaccine or blood serum) used in medicine

Examples of biologic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Keeping New Medicines Alive With Smart Cold Chains Nearly every high-growth therapy solution, from mRNA vaccines and CGTs to biologics like GLP-1, fails without a sustainable ultra-cold supply chain. —Mike Walker, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025

Also on Friday, the company broke ground on a 500,000-square-foot biologics manufacturing facility in Wilson, North Carolina. —Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025

Maintenance medications, such as inhaled corticosteroids or biologics, help control inflammation. —Lindsay Curtis, Health, 28 Mar. 2025

Prasad will head the FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER), which is in charge of approving and regulating vaccines and other biologics products, such as gene therapies and blood products. —Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 6 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for biologic

• chronologic
• cytologic
• demagogic
• dialogic
• ecologic
• geologic
• histologic
• hydrologic
• lithologic
• morphologic
• neurologic
• pathologic

Medical Definition

biologic

noun

bi·​o·​log·​ic ˌbī-ə-ˈläj-ik 

variants or biological

-i-kəl 

: a biological product (as a globulin, serum, vaccine, antitoxin, or antigen) used in the prevention or treatment of disease