| biochemorphic | Denoting the relationship between biologic action and chemical structure, as in food and drugs. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| biochemorphology | <study> The scientific study of the chemical structure of pharmaceuticals and nutrients and their effect on organisms. (09 Oct 1997) |
| biochip | An electronic device that uses organic molecules to form a semiconductor. (09 Oct 1997) |
| biochrome | A natural pigment produced by an organism. (09 Oct 1997) |
| biocidal | Destructive of life; particularly pertaining to microorganisms. Origin: bio-+ L. Caedo, to kill (05 Mar 2000) |
| biocide | <pharmacology> A chemical that kills organisms. See: herbicide, pesticide. (09 Oct 1997) |
| bioclimatology | <study> A field of ecology which studies the effects of climate on what plants and animals are like, physically and behaviourally. (09 Oct 1997) |
| biocompatibility | The ability to exist alongside living things without harming them. (09 Oct 1997) |
| biocompatible materials | Any substance (other than a drug), synthetic or natural, that can be used as a system or part of a system that treats, augments, or replaces any tissue, organ, or function of the body. (12 Dec 1998) |
| bioconcentration | (Bioaccumulation) The accumulation of a chemical in tissues of an organism to levels greater than in the environment in which the organism lives. (05 Dec 1998) |
| bioconcentration factor | Concentration of a chemical in an organism divided by its concentration in the test solution or environment (for example, concentration in fish divided by concentration in water). (09 Oct 1997) |
| bioconversion | In industrial microbiology, the use of microorganisms to convert an added chemical to a chemically modified form. (09 Oct 1997) |
| biocosmetics | <study> A term for cosmetics that have some sort of biotechnologically produced ingredient, or that have a mechanism of action based on biologic principles. Many have to undergo the same scrutiny that a biopharmaceutical does before they can be brought to market. (14 Nov 1997) |
| biocybernetics | <study> The study of how communication and control occurs within the bodies of living things, between different parts of the body. (09 Oct 1997) |
| biocycle | A biological cycle, repeated cycles of biological phenomena within the bodies of living things. Examples: menstruation in humans, the daily sleep cycle which, when disturbed, results in jet lag, and migration. (09 Oct 1997) |