biological
adjective
bi·o·log·i·cal
ˌbī-ə-ˈlä-ji-kəl 
variants
or less commonly biologic
1
: of or relating to biology or to life and living processes
2
: used in or produced by applied biology
3
: connected by direct genetic relationship rather than by adoption or marriage
her biological father
Examples of biological in a Sentence
the rights of the biological father in this case
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Her ex was the biological father of another one of her children, police said.
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The team also detected adenine, guanine, cytosine, thymine and uracil — all five of the biological nucleobases, or components that make up the genetic code in DNA and RNA.
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Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 29 Jan. 2025
Without human answers, there is no Reddit Answers—and so, should the feature really take off and Redditors stop engaging with one another, the chatbot will be drained of biological intelligence, and soul as well.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2025
Her ex was the biological father of another one of her children, police said.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 29 Jan. 2025
The team also detected adenine, guanine, cytosine, thymine and uracil — all five of the biological nucleobases, or components that make up the genetic code in DNA and RNA.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 29 Jan. 2025
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biological
adjective
variants
also biologic
1
: of or relating to biology or to life and living processes
2
: used in or produced by applied biology
3
: related by direct genetic relationship rather than by adoption or marriage
an adoptee who searched for years for her biological parents
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