bio-

See also: bio, Bio, bio., -bio, bi'o, Bio., and bíó

Contents

EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Ancient Greek βίο- ‎(bío-), combining form and stem of βίος ‎(bíos, “life”).

PrefixEdit

bio-

1. life
2. organic life

Derived termsEdit

Terms derived from bio-

abiotic antibiotic bio-break biochemistry biography biology

biomarker biomass bionics biophilia biophysics

biopic biorhythm biosphere probiotic symbiosis

AntonymsEdit

• (life): thanato-

TranslationsEdit

life

• Afrikaans: bio-
• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Catalan: bio- (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Dutch: bio- (nl)
• Finnish: bio-
• French: bio- (fr)
• Galician: bio-
• German: bio-

• Greek: βιο- (el) ‎(vio-)
• Hungarian: bio- (hu)
• Ido: bio-
• Italian: bio- (it)
• Japanese: please add this translation if you can
• Norwegian: bio-
• Portuguese: bio- (pt)
• Russian: био- (ru) ‎(bio-)
• Spanish: bio- (es)
• Swedish: bio- (sv)
• Yiddish: ביאָ־ ‎(byo-)

See alsoEdit

• (animal life in particular): zoo-

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DutchEdit

PronunciationEdit

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PrefixEdit

bio-

1. life

Derived termsEdit

► Dutch words prefixed with bio-

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FinnishEdit

PrefixEdit

bio-

1. bio-

Derived termsEdit

► Finnish words prefixed with bio-

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FrenchEdit

PrefixEdit

bio-

1. life

Derived termsEdit

► French words prefixed with bio-

• antibiotique
• biochimie
• bioclimatologie
• biodégradation
• bioénergie
• bioéthique
• biographie
• biologie
• biomasse
• biomatériau

• bionique
• biophysique
• biopsie
• biorythme
• biosphère
• biote
• biotechnologie
• symbiose

See alsoEdit

• bio

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GermanEdit

PrefixEdit

bio-

1. life
2. organically produced, or otherwise environmentally friendly

Derived termsEdit

► German words prefixed with bio-

life

• Biologie
• Biosphäre
• Bionik
• Biochemie

• Bioenergetik
• Symbiose
• Biotechnologie
• Antibiotikum

organically

• Biobauer
• Bioladen

• Biogas

See alsoEdit

• öko-

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HungarianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Ancient Greek βίος ‎(bíos, “life”).

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): [ˈbiʲo]

PrefixEdit

bio-

1. (noun prefix) life

Derived termsEdit

► Hungarian nouns prefixed with bio-

See alsoEdit

• Appendix:Hungarian prefixes

ReferencesEdit

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IdoEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowing from English bio-, French bio-, German bio-, Italian bio-, Spanish bio-, Portuguese bio-, French bio-, Portuguese bio-, English bio-, Russian био- ‎(bio-), all ultimately from Ancient Greek βίος ‎(bíos).

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /bio/

PrefixEdit

bio-

1. (neologism) bio-

   kemio ‎(“chemistry”) → biokemio ‎(“biochemistry”)

Derived termsEdit

► Ido words prefixed with bio-

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ItalianEdit

PrefixEdit

bio-

1. life

Derived termsEdit

• antibiotico
• biocenosi
• biochimica
• biochimico
• bioclimatologia
• biodegradazione
• biodiversità
• biofisica
• biogenesi
• biogenetica
• biogeocenosi

• biografia
• bioindicatore
• biologia
• biomassa
• bionica
• bioritmo
• biosfera
• biosintetizzare
• biotico
• simbiosi

See alsoEdit

• -bio

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Norwegian BokmålEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Ancient Greek βίος ‎(bíos, “life”).

PrefixEdit

bio-

1. bio-

ReferencesEdit

► Norwegian Bokmål words prefixed with bio-

• “bio-” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian NynorskEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Ancient Greek βίος ‎(bíos, “life”).

PrefixEdit

bio-

1. bio-

ReferencesEdit

► Norwegian Nynorsk words prefixed with bio-

• “bio-” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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PortugueseEdit

PrefixEdit

bio-

1. bio- (indicates life)

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SpanishEdit

From Ancient Greek βίος ‎(bíos, “life”).

PrefixEdit

bio-

1. bio-

Related termsEdit

• -bio

Derived termsEdit

► Spanish words prefixed with bio-

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SwedishEdit

PrefixEdit

bio-

1. bio-; pertaining to life

Derived termsEdit

► Swedish words prefixed with bio-