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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working zone

Biology; Toxicology

Space measuring up to 2 m over the level of the floor or platform that contains a worker's permanent or temporary station.

specimen

Biology; Toxicology

Specifically selected portion of any substance, material, organism (specifically tissue, blood, urine or faeces) or environmental medium assumed to be representative of the parent ...

stereoselectivity

Biology; Toxicology

Specificity of chemical reactivity of stereoisomers based on their three-dimensional molecular structure.

steady state in chemistry and toxicology

Biology; Toxicology

State of a system in which the conditions do not change in time.

regression analysis

Biology; Toxicology

Statistical methods for modeling a set of dependent variables, Y, in terms of combinations of predictors, X.

reservoir in biology

Biology; Toxicology

Storage compartment from which a substance may be released with subsequent biological effects.

toxicophoric group

Biology; Toxicology

Structural moiety that upon metabolic activation exerts toxic effects: the presence of a toxicophoric group indicates only potential and not necessarily actual toxicity of a drug ...