bio-, bi-, -bia, -bial, -bian, -bion, -biont, -bius, -biosis, -bium, -biotic, -biotical +
(Greek: life; living, live, alive)
Don’t confuse this element with another bi- which means "two".
The most important things in life are not
things.
—Anonymous
synclerobiosis
An adventitious, and frequently temporary, association between two species of ants.
telobiosis
Joining by experimental procedures of two embryos end to end.
thamnobiontic, thamnobiont
Descriptive of organisms living in bushes and shrubs.
thanatobiologic
Pertaining to death and life.
thermobiology
The study of the effects of heat on living organisms and biological processes.
thermobiosis
Thriving at relatively high temperatures; such as, certain bacteria. Also known as thermophil or thermophilic.
thiobios
Life forms that thrive in the presence of sulfur; such as, those inhabiting soil, sewage, etc., that derive energy from the oxidation of sulfur or sulfur compounds.
triadic symbiosis
Interdependence between three people, as in the intrafamilial setting of two parents and their child.
triphibious, triphibiously
Capable of living or operating on land, on water, and in the air; specifically of or pertaining to military operations involving land, sea, and air forces.
troglobiont
1. A cave-dwelling organism.
2. Any creature having a cave-dwelling mode of life.
3. An animal living entirely in the dark parts of caves.
4. An organism found only in caves or subterranean passages.
troglobitic, troglobiotic
1. A reference to any creature having a cave-dwelling mode of life.
2. Descriptive of an animal living entirely in the dark parts of caves.
trophobiosis, trophobiotic
Symbiosis in insects in which food is obtained from one species (the trophobiont) by another in return for protection.
tryphobiontic
Inhabiting or living in bogs.
unbiological
1. Not in accord with the findings of biology.
2. Not such as occurs in the course of nature or as studied in biology.
virgin biomass
Living vegetation that has the potential for use as energy, as opposed to processed or waste materials.
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Related life, live-word units:
anima-;
-cole;
vita-;
viva-.
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