Meaning

Of or relating to biology..

Definitions by Sense

1. Of or relating to biology.
2. Relating to anatomy; anatomic, anatomical.
3. Related by consanguinity, especially as to parents and children.
4. (nonstandard, proscribed, non-native speakers' English) Organic (grown without agrochemicals).
5. (rare) A biological product.

Example Sentences

He draws eclectically on studies of baboons, descriptive anthropological accounts of hunter-gatherer societies and, in a few cases, the fossil record. With this biological framework in place, Corning endeavors to show that the capitalist system as currently practiced in the United States and elsewhere is manifestly unfair.

Sex refers to a person's biological status and is typically assigned at birth, usually on the basis of external anatomy.

Transgender rights advocates and many experts argue, however, that strict definitions of sex based on anatomy at birth can miss biological nuances.

Many who oppose transgender rights believe that gender is determined solely by biological sex. But, biological sex isn’t as straightforward as they likely think, and there is no one parameter that makes a person biologically male or female. In fact, many conditions make assigning a biological sex quite difficult.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a potential contender in the 2024 presidential race, called out a biological male swimmer who competed in and won the women's NCAA championships against his female competitors in 2022.

biological mother

biological father

The market for cosmetics with natural ingredients in which the body shop is so successful is still a small one, as is the market for biological food products (1 per cent in the Netherlands).

Word Forms

• biologicals

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