Biology

Biology

A natural science concerned with the study of life or living matter in all its forms and phenomena, especially in relation to their origin, growth, reproduction, structure, behaviour and evolution.

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self-purification of the atmosphere

Biology; Toxicology

Purification of the atmosphere from contaminants by natural biological and physico-chemical processes.

species-specific sensitivity

Biology; Toxicology

Quantitative and qualitative features of response to the action(s) of a potentially toxic substance that are characteristic for a particular species of living organism.

quantitative structure metabolism relationship (QSMR)

Biology; Toxicology

Quantitative association between the physicochemical and (or) the structural properties of a substance and its metabolic behavior.

three-dimensional quantitative structure-activity relationship (3D-QSAR)

Biology; Toxicology

Quantitative association between the three-dimensional structural properties of a substance and its biological properties.

species differences in sensitivity

Biology; Toxicology

Quantitative or qualitative differences of response to the action(s) of a potentially toxic substance on various species of living organisms.

quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR)

Biology; Toxicology

Quantitative structure-biological activity model derived using regression analysis and containing as parameters physicochemical constants, indicator variables or theoretically ...