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# biological

adjective (biological); adverb: biologically

«biological» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (science) To do with living things and how they grow and work, or with biology, the study of them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/biological/#m1)
2. Related by birth, not by adoption or marriage (biological parents). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/biological/#m2)
3. (cleaning) Containing natural enzymes that break down dirt, as in biological washing powder. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/biological/#m3)

### In the lessons

Used in science lessons (biological processes, biological weapons), adult life and family talk (a biological father), and on household products. It tells the reader something is about life, bodies or birth. Phrases: biological parents, biological clock, biological washing powder, biological science.

### Examples

- Growing and breathing are biological processes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/biological/#x1)
- Sam lives with his adoptive family but knows his biological mother. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/biological/#x2)
- Biology is the study of biological life. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/biological/#x3)
- Mum uses non-biological washing powder for my skin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/biological/#x4)
- Plants and animals are biological; rocks are not. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/biological/#x5)
- Scientists study the biological effects of pollution. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/biological/#x6)
- Your biological clock tells you when to sleep. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/biological/#x7)

### Note

Pronounced by-o-LOJ-i-cal. From biology (study of life). A biological parent is the one whose genes you have; adoptive and step-parents are real parents too. Not the same as "bionic" or "organic".

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «biological» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/biological/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«biological» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/biological.html) on Mova free.