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Definition of biological

adjective

  • 1relating to biology or living organisms.
  • (of a detergent or other cleaning product) containing enzymes to assist the process of cleaning.
  • relating to or involving the use of microorganisms or toxins of biological origin as weapons of war.
  • 2(of a parent or child) related by blood; natural:his biological mother

noun

(usually biologicals)
  • a substance of biological origin used as a drug, vaccine, pesticide, etc.: a wide spectrum of biologicals are produced from animal cells in culture

Derivatives

biologically

adverb

biological in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of biological in the US English dictionary