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| adaptation |
a particular change in the body of a living thing that helps the animal or plant to survive under new conditions. An adaptation happens over a very long time. [2/4 definitions] |
| adventitious |
in biology, occurring in an unusual or unexpected place; irregular. [1/2 definitions] |
| aerobiology |
a branch of biology concerned with airborne viruses, microbes, pollutants, and the like. |
| analogous |
in biology, similar in form or function, but of different evolutionary origin. [1/2 definitions] |
| analogue |
in biology, an organ or structure similar to another of different evolutionary origin. [1/2 definitions] |
| analogy |
in biology, a similarity in form or function of organs or parts that are of different evolutionary origin. [1/5 definitions] |
| ancestor |
in biology, an organism or species from which present life forms have evolved. [1/4 definitions] |
| assimilation |
in biology, the process by which foods or nutrients taken into the organism are transformed into living tissue. [1/3 definitions] |
| autogamy |
in biology, self-fertilization by the reuniting of two nuclei that originated in the splitting of a single nucleus, as in certain protozoa, algae, and fungi. [1/2 definitions] |
| autonomic |
in biology, caused by internal forces or conditions; spontaneous. [1/3 definitions] |
| axillar |
in biology, any axillary part or feature. [1/2 definitions] |
| azygous |
in biology, not being part of a pair; occurring singly. |
| bilateral |
in biology, relating to the right and left sides of a structure. [1/3 definitions] |
| biodynamic1 |
of or pertaining to the branch of biology dealing with the motion of living organisms. [1/2 definitions] |
| biodynamic2 |
the branch of biology dealing with the motion of living organisms. [1/2 definitions] |
| biological |
of or having to do with biology. [1/2 definitions] |
| biologist |
a scientist who specializes in biology. Biology is the study of living things, such as plants, animals, cells, and bacteria. |
| biophysics |
(used with a sing. verb) the branch of biology in which the principles and methods of physics are applied to the study of biological forms and processes. |
| botany |
the science that studies plants. Botany is a branch of biology. |
| B.S.1 |
a college degree earned in a science, such as biology or chemistry, after four years of study. "B.S." is an abbreviation of "Bachelor of Science." |
| bundle |
in biology, a cluster of muscle or nerve fibers. [1/6 definitions] |
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