biological

/ˌbaɪ.ə(ʊ)ˈlɒd͡ʒ.ɪ.kəl//ˌbaɪ.əˈlɑ.d͡ʒɪ.kəl/

biological adjective: of or relating to biology.

Adjective

biological (not comparable)

Of or relating to biology.
- 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...2012 March-April, John T. Jost, “Social Justice: Is It in Our Nature (and Our Future)?”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, archived from the original on 21 Jun 2017, page 162
- Sex refers to a person's biological status and is typically assigned at birth, usually on the basis of external anatomy.2021 June 2, Laurel Wamsley, “A Guide To Gender Identity Terms”, in NPR
Relating to anatomy; anatomic, anatomical.
- 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...2020 June 15, Kim Elsesser, “The Myth Of Biological Sex”, in Forbes
- 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 2022.2023 April 14, Aubrie Spady, “'That is a fraud': Gov. DeSantis calls out Lia Thomas, biological men competing in women's sports”, in Fox News
Related by consanguinity, especially as to parents and children.
- biological mother
- biological father
(nonstandard, proscribed, non-native speakers' English) Organic (grown without agrochemicals).
- 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).2013, J. Hemmelskamp, K. Rennings, F. Leone, editors, Innovation-Oriented Environmental Regulation: Theoretical Approaches and Empirical Analysis, page 49

Noun

biological (plural biologicals)

(rare) A biological product.
- This elementary treatise on biologicals was designed primarily for the instruction of Lilly salesmen to enable them to handle the biological line intelligently.1917, A.B.C. Course on Biologicals, Indianapolis: Eli Lilly and Company, page 5
- Iscador is a biological made from mistletoe which strengthens the natural immune system, and works against the growth of malignant cells.1984 June 7, Audre Lorde, correspondence, quoted in 1987, A Burst of Light

biological meaning in Marathi, Urdu, Kannada and Tagalog

biological in Marathi

of biology: जैविक jaivik

biological in Urdu

biological, bio-: حیاتیاتی hayātiyātī

biological in Kannada

ಜೀವವಿಜ್ಞಾನದ, ಜೈವಿಕವಿಜ್ಞಾನದ

biological in Tagalog

of biology: haynayin, haynayanin

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biological in Arabic: بِيُولُوجِيّ biyūlūjiyy, أَحْيَائِي ʔaḥyāʔī
biological in Indonesian: biologis

Examples of biological in a sentence

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.2012 March-April, John T. Jost, “Social Justice: Is It in Our Nature (and Our Future)?”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2...
Transgender rights advocates and many experts argue, however, that strict definitions of sex based on anatomy at birth can miss biological nuances.2023 April 4, Annabelle Dickson, “UK minister mulling law change to define sex as ‘biological’”, in Politico Europe:
Many who oppose transgender rights believe that gender is determined solely by biological sex.2020 June 15, Kim Elsesser, “The Myth Of Biological Sex”, in Forbes:
Researchers found that most of the warnings came within five years after these biologicals won government approval in the United States and Europe between 1995 and 2007.2008 October 21, The Associated Press, “1 in 4 new bio meds cause serious side effects”, in NBC News:

All 40 example sentences with biological

Synonyms of biological

biologic

Forms of biological

plural	biologicals

Origin of biological

From biology + -ical.

Words formed from biological

Phrases with biological

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Words that rhyme with biological

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Questions about biological

What does biological mean?: Biological means of or relating to biology.
What is biological in Marathi?: Biological in Marathi is जैविक (jaivik). See Biological meaning in Marathi.
How do you use biological in a sentence?: 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.
What part of speech is biological?: Biological can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce biological?: Biological is pronounced /ˌbaɪ.ə(ʊ)ˈlɒd͡ʒ.ɪ.kəl/ (UK).

Words near biological in the dictionary

Adapted from Wiktionary: biological (page history and authors); حیاتیاتی (Urdu) (page history and authors); biological (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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