nonbiological
adjective
(alsonon-biological)uk/ˌnɒn.baɪ.əˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/us/ˌnɑːn.baɪ.əˈlɑː.dʒɪ.kəl/notconnectedwith thenaturalprocessesoflivingthings:
Thefluidcontainsacombinationof nonbiologicalmaterials.
Oneresearchgrouphasproducedsimilarcrystalsusing non-biologicaltechniques.
[before noun]
notrelatedbybirth:
In somecases,courtswillawardcustodyofchildrento nonbiologicalparents.
She still has a goodrelationshipwith her non-biologicaldaughter.
UK
Nonbiologicalwashingpowderorliquiddoes not useenzymes(=substancesthatcausechemicalchange)toremovedirt:
Thismild, nonbiologicalwashingpowderlaundrydetergentis made fromnaturalingredients.
Using a non-biologicalwashingpowdercanhelptoreduceitchiness.
Animal & plant biology - general words
- abiotic
- anatomical
- anatomically correct
- anti-Darwinian
- anti-Darwinism
- biodiversity
- botany
- Darwinism
- entomological
- entomologist
- eukaryote
- fight-or-flight
- morphology
- poisonous
- recolonization
- recolonize
- regeneration
- regenerative
- restimulate
- zoology
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