abiological

English

Etymology

a- (“without”) +‎ biological (“relating to life”)

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˌeɪ.baɪ.əˈlɑd͡ʒ.ɪ.kl̩/, /ˌeɪ.baɪ.əˈlɑd͡ʒ.ə.kl̩/
Audio (US) (file)
Rhymes: -ɒdʒɪkəl

Adjective

abiological (not comparable)

(biology) Pertaining to inanimate things; not produced by organisms. [Mid 19^th century.][1]

Derived terms

abiologically

Translations

pertaining to inanimate things

Catalan: abiològic
Dutch: niet-biologisch
Italian: abiologico
Polish: abiologiczny
Portuguese: abiológico

References

Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abiological”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 4.

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