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biologics - 3 dictionary results

bi⋅o⋅log⋅ics

[bahy-uh-loj-iks]
–noun (used with a plural verb)
commercial products derived from biotechnology.

bi⋅o⋅log⋅i⋅cal

[bahy-uh-loj-i-kuhl]
–adjective
1. pertaining to biology.
2. of or pertaining to the products and operations of applied biology: a biological test.
–noun
3. Pharmacology. any substance, as a serum or vaccine, derived from animal products or other biological sources and used to treat or prevent disease.
Also, bi⋅o⋅log⋅ic.


Origin:
1855–60; biolog(y) + -ical


bi⋅o⋅log⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
bi·o·log·i·cal   (bī'ə-lŏj'ĭ-kəl)   
adj.  
  1. Of, relating to, caused by, or affecting life or living organisms: biological processes such as growth and digestion.
  2. Having to do with biology.
  3. Related by blood or genetic lineage: the child's biological parents; his biological sister.
n.  A preparation, such as a drug, a vaccine, or an antitoxin, that is synthesized from living organisms or their products and used medically as a diagnostic, preventive, or therapeutic agent.
bi'o·log'i·cal·ly adv.
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