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bioscience

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: B AY2 OW0 S AY1 AH0 N S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Any of several sciences that deal with living organisms

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

any of the branches of natural science dealing with the structure and behavior of living organisms

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: life science

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: natural science

Narrower terms: biology, biological science, biomedical science, biometrics, biometry, biostatistics, craniology, dermatoglyphics, dietetics, eugenics, dysgenics, cacogenics, euthenics, medical science

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gweyh3-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- Proto-Indo-European *sek-? Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *skey-der. Latin sciō Latin sciēns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin scientialbor. Old French sciencebor. Middle English science English science English bioscience From bio- + science.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: علوم الحياة — sciences dealing with living organisms
  • Finnish: biotiede — sciences dealing with living organisms
  • French: bioscience — sciences dealing with living organisms
  • Portuguese: biociência — sciences dealing with living organisms
  • Romanian: bioștiință — sciences dealing with living organisms
  • Spanish: biociencia — sciences dealing with living organisms