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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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snibbiting

Biology; Ecology

Taking the top of a plant and replanting the rest of it.

potash

Biology; Ecology

Potassium carbonate. Sometimes obtained from wood ashes.

ontogeny

Biology; Ecology

The development of an organism from the egg to maturity.

mariculture

Biology; Ecology

Growing and harvesting marine life. Compare Aquaculture.

elastic limit

Biology; Ecology

How much a rock or mineral can bend without shattering.

fissile

Biology; Ecology

Cleavable, like a rock that splits into parallel sheets.

introns

Biology; Ecology

Parts of the gene that are never transcribed. See Exons.