biology
noun /baɪˈɒlədʒi/
/baɪˈɑːlədʒi/
[uncountable]- the scientific study of the life and structure of plants and animals
- a degree in biology
- molecular/evolutionary biology
- a biology teacher/class/textbook
- She's a professor of biology at Stanford.
WordfinderTopics Educationa2, Scientific researcha2, Biologya2- biology
- biotechnology
- breed
- cell
- chromosome
- DNA
- gene
- mutation
- organism
- protein
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- cellular
- developmental
- environmental
- …
- the way in which the body and cells of a living thing behave
- How far is human nature determined by biology?
- the biology of marine animals
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- cellular
- developmental
- environmental
- …
Word Originearly 19th cent.: coined in German, via French from Greek bios ‘life’ + -logy.