chrono-biology
oʊ noun
the science or study of the effect of time, especially rhythms, on living systems.
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chronobiology (ˌkrɒnəbaɪˈɒlədʒɪ, ˌkrəʊnə-) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
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| biological clock See also circadian the branch of biology concerned with the periodicity occurring in living organisms | |
| chronobi'ologist | |
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Chrono-biology
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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chronobiology chron·o·bi·ol·o·gy (krŏn'ō-bī-ŏl'ə-jē)
n.
The study of the effect of time on biological events, especially repetitive or cyclic phenomena in individuals.
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