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bio
1[bahy-oh]
adjective
biological.
a bio control service using praying mantises to reduce the population of garden pests.
bio-
2a combining form meaning “life” occurring in loanwords from Greek (biography ); on this model, used in the formation of compound words (bioluminescence ).
bio-
1combining form
indicating or involving life or living organisms
biogenesis
biolysis
indicating a human life or career
biography
biopic
bio
2/ ˈɪəʊ /
noun
short for biography
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of bio1
Example Sentences
You can still find his bio on the White House website, since he was honored as a “Champion of Change,” by President Obama.
Inspired by communities like Rachel Karten's Link in Bio Discord and Julia Harrison's Saloon Substack, Ehrenkranz wanted to remove the stigma from being unemployed and create a nurturing environment for those looking to get back on their feet.
She graduated from high school when she was 16, and her Instagram bio mentions a master’s degree in national security.
She also earned a master’s degree in public administration and policy from Cal State Long Beach and has worked for the South Gate city attorney’s office and Los Angeles mayor’s office, according to her bio.
It has announced spinoffs of two companies — Form Bio, which markets advanced computational techniques to develop new therapies, and Breaking, which develops technologies to remove plastics from the environment.
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When To Use
The combining form bio- is used like a prefix meaning “life.” It is often used in scientific terms, especially in biology.The form bio- comes from Greek íDz, meaning “life.” The Latin cognate of íDz is īٲ, “life,” which is the source of words such as vital. Find out more at our entry for vital.What are variants of bio-?When combined with words or word elements that begin with a vowel, bio- becomes bi-, as in biome. Want to know more? Read our 51Թs That Use article for bi-.
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