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biochronometry

UK/ˌbaɪ.əʊ.krəˈnɒm.ɪ.tri/US/ˌbaɪ.oʊ.krəˈnɒm.ɪ.tri/

biochronometry noun: the scientific study of biological timekeeping, including the measurement of biological rhythms, life cycles, and time-dependent physiological processes in living organisms, such as circadian and circannual rhythms.

Noun

biochronometry (plural biochronometries)

  1. The scientific study of biological timekeeping, including the measurement of biological rhythms, life cycles, and time-dependent physiological processes in living organisms, such as circadian and circannual rhythms.
    • The Symposium on Biological Clocks in June 1960 at Cold Spring Harbor, organized under the chairmanship of C. S. Pittendrigh, contributed extensively to a crystallization of the concept of a biochronometry based on endogenous (circadian) periodicities.1971 [1969 September], Donald S[ankey] Farner, “Foreword”, in Michael Menaker, editor, Biochronometry: Proceedings of a Symposium, Friday Harbor, Washington, Washington, DC: National Academy of...
    • Leading investigators and their contributions to biochronometry are cited, and the value of the biological knowledge of time to other disciplines and interests is noted.1975, Wildlife Review, volume 157, U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, page 7
    Synonyms:
    chronobiology

Synonyms of biochronometry

Forms of biochronometry

pluralbiochronometries

Origin of biochronometry

From bio- + chronometry.

Questions about biochronometry

What does biochronometry mean?
Biochronometry means the scientific study of biological timekeeping, including the measurement of biological rhythms, life cycles, and time-dependent physiological processes in living organisms, such as circadian and circannual rhythms.
What part of speech is biochronometry?
Biochronometry is a noun.
How do you pronounce biochronometry?
Biochronometry is pronounced /ˌbaɪ.oʊ.krəˈnɒm.ɪ.tri/ (US).
What is the plural of biochronometry?
The plural of biochronometry is biochronometries.

Words near biochronometry in the dictionary

  1. biochronologies
  2. biochronology
  3. biochronometer
  4. biochronometers
  5. biochronometries
  6. biochronometry
  7. biochronostratigraphic
  8. biochrons
  9. biocidal
  10. biocide
  11. biocides

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