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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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bioluminescence

Biology; Biochemistry

An organism's ability to illuminate with its own body chemistry. For example, fireflies or glowing sea plankton glow in the dark. Unlike conventional light techniques, ...

antibody

Biology; Biochemistry

any of numerous Y -shaped protein molecules produced by B cells as a primary immune defense, each molecule and its clones having a unique binding site that can combine with the ...

instructions for use

Biotechnology; Biochemistry

"a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it" Essential Requirements - Medical Device Directive 93/42/EEC - Annex I, 13.1: Each ...

description

Biotechnology; Biochemistry

description a statement presenting something in words, from verb describe

biometal

Biotechnology; Biochemistry

A special metal composed of both organic and non-organic matters. Having skin-like flexibility and steel-like strength.

antibiosis

Biology; Biochemistry

A relationship between two organisms in which one is harmful to the other, or between an organism and an antibiotic produced by the other.

digestion

Biology; Biochemistry

Mechanical and chemical breakdown of food into smaller components that are easily absorbed.