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10 Language-to-English DictionariesBioethics
The ethics of medical and biological research, clinical practice, and technological innovation.
Biogenic
Relating to or resulting from living organisms.
Biogeography
The study of the distribution of biological organisms across geographical areas and through geological time.
Biological diversity
The variety of plant and animal life in the world or in a particular habitat, a high level of which is usually considered to be important and desirable.
Bioluminescence
The production and emission of light by a living organism as the result of a chemical reaction.
Bioluminescent
Relating to the production and emission of light by living organisms.
Biomedicine
A branch of medical science that applies biological and physiological principles to clinical practice.
Bionomics
The study of the relationships between living organisms and their environment, particularly in terms of ecological and evolutionary dynamics.
Biophysics
The branch of science that applies the principles and methods of physics to understand how biological systems work.
Biosphere
The regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the Earth (or analogous parts of other planets) occupied by living organisms.
Biostratigraphy
The branch of stratigraphy that uses fossil organisms to date and correlate rock layers.
Biotroph
An organism, especially a parasite, that derives its nutrients from a living host.