10-letter words containing bio
- biostatics — the branch of biology that deals with the structure of organisms in relation to their function
- biosurgery — the use of live sterile maggots to treat patients with infected wounds
- biotherapy — the treatment of disease by means of substances, as serums, vaccines, penicillin, etc., secreted by or derived from living organisms
- biotically — from a biotic point of view
- biowarfare — biological warfare.
- catabiosis — (medicine) The physiological process by which cells physically degrade due to age.
- catabiotic — Of or pertaining to catabiosis.
- cellobiose — a disaccharide obtained by the hydrolysis of cellulose by cellulase. Formula: C12H22O11
- diplobiont — an organism that has both haploid and diploid individuals in its life cycle
- ebionitism — The system or doctrine of the Ebionites.
- endobiotic — (of a parasite or symbiont) living within the tissues of a host.
- exobiology — The branch of science that deals with the possibility and likely nature of life on other planets or in space.
- gnotobiote — a gnotobiotic animal.
- halobionts — Plural form of halobiont.
- halobiotic — relating to habitation in the sea
- haplobiont — an organism, esp a plant, that exists in either the diploid form or the haploid form (but never alternates between these forms) during its life cycle
- labionasal — articulated with the lips and given resonance in the nasal cavity, as m.
- labiovelar — pronounced with simultaneous bilabial and velar articulations, as w.
- macrobiota — any living organisms in a given area large enough to be seen with the naked eye
- macrobiote — a person with a long life
- metabiosis — a mode of living in which one organism is dependent on another for preparation of an environment in which it can live.
- metabiotic — a mode of living in which one organism is dependent on another for preparation of an environment in which it can live.
- microbiome — the totality of microorganisms and their collective genetic material present in or on the human body or in another environment: The wide diversity of species that make up the microbiome is hard to fathom.
- microbiota — the microorganisms, both flora and fauna, that inhabit a particular region, when considered collectively.
- mycobionts — Plural form of mycobiont.
- novobiocin — an aminocoumarin antibiotic, C31H36N2O11, derived from Streptomyces niveus, which works by inhibiting DNA synthesis in bacteria
- parabiosis — experimental or natural union of two individuals with exchange of blood.
- parabiotic — experimental or natural union of two individuals with exchange of blood.
- phycobiont — the algae component of a lichen.
- prebiotics — natural substances in some foods that encourage the growth of healthy bacteria in the gut
- probiotics — a therapeutic treatment involving the ingestion of harmless bacteria
- symbionese — of, relating to, or characteristic of the Symbionese Liberation Army or its adherents.
- tibiotarsi — a long bone in a bird's leg between the femur (thighbone) and tibia (shinbone)
- xenobiotic — a chemical or substance that is foreign to an organism or biological system.