| bio- | Combining form denoting life. Origin: G. Bios, life (05 Mar 2000) |
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| bio-bead | Polystyrene beads used to fractionate molecular compounds in gelfiltration chromatographywith lipophilic solvents. (09 Oct 1997) |
| bio-beads s | Polystyrene beads used to fractionate molecular compounds in gel filtration chromatography with lipophilic solvents. (09 Oct 1997) |
| bioaccumulants | Substances in contaminated air, water, or food that increase in concentration in living organisms exposed to them because the substances are very slowly metabolised or excreted. (05 Dec 1998) |
| bioaccumulation | <biology> The process by which organisms absorb chemicals or elements directly from their environment. (09 Oct 1997) |
| bioaccumulation factor | Concentration of a chemical in living tissue divided by its concentration in the animal's diet. (09 Oct 1997) |
| bioacoustics | <study> The study of how organisms make and hear sounds, and how sounds affect them physically and behaviourally. (09 Oct 1997) |
| bioactive | Referring to a substance that can be acted upon by a living organism or by an extract from a living organism. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bioaeration | A technique of purifying sewage by oxidizing it in centrifugal pumps. (09 Oct 1997) |
| bioaffinity sensor | A sensor that uses immobilised hormone receptors or antibodies to detecthormones or antigens. (09 Oct 1997) |
| bioassay | An assay for the activity or potency of a substance that involves testing its activity on living material. (18 Nov 1997) |
| bioastronautics | <study> The study of the effects of space travel on living things. (09 Oct 1997) |
| bioaugmentation | Increasing the activity of bacteria that break down pollutants, atechnique used in bioremediation. (09 Oct 1997) |
| bioautography | <investigation> The use of cells to detect by their attachment or other reaction the presence of a particular substance, for example an adhesion protein on an electrophoretic gel. (18 Nov 1997) |
| bioavailability | The degree to which a drug or other substance becomes available to the target tissue after administration. (18 Nov 1997) |