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biologically

biologically adverb: in a biological manner.

Adverb

biologically (not comparable)

  1. In a biological manner.
    • Working with a concept formulated in New Jersey, Open Marsh Water Management, techniques were developed that controlled mosquitoes biologically, rather than chemically, resulting in minimal physical impacts to the treated marshes, […]1985, Technologies to Benefit Agriculture and Wildlife: Workshop Proceedings, page 101
    • ... and have built vast greenhouses dedicated to breeding and harvesting ladybirds to control pests biologically rather than chemically.2017, David B. Grant, Chee Yew Wong, Alexander Trautrims, Sustainable Logistics and Supply Chain Management: Principles and Practices for Sustainable Operations and Management, Kogan Page Publishers...
  2. With regard to biology.

Origin of biologically

From biological + -ly.

Words formed from biologically

Questions about biologically

What does biologically mean?
Biologically means in a biological manner.
What part of speech is biologically?
Biologically is an adverb.

Words near biologically in the dictionary

  1. biological times
  2. biological warfare
  3. biological weapon
  4. biological weapons
  5. biologicality
  6. biologically
  7. biologicalness
  8. biologicals
  9. biologics
  10. biologies
  11. biologism

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