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Biology

The science of life; that branch of knowledge which treats of living matter as distinct from matter which is not living; the study of living tissue. It has to do with the origin, structure, development, function, and distribution of animals and plants.

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Same root 1

Biography 88% connected

The written history of a person's life.

greek root bio 0% interchangeable

Both contain the Greek root bio, meaning life.

Biology studies life; biography writes about a life.

Broader term 5

Accumulation 76% connected

The act of accumulating, the state of being accumulated, or that which is accumulated; as, an accumulation of earth, of sand, of evils, of wealth, of…

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Aggregation 76% connected

The act of aggregating, or the state of being aggregated; collection into a mass or sum; a collection of particulars; an aggregate.

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Assemblage 76% connected

The act of assembling, or the state of being assembled; association.

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Collection 76% connected

The act or process of collecting or of gathering; as, the collection of specimens.

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Life 76% connected

The state of being which begins with generation, birth, or germination, and ends with death; also, the time during which this state continues; that s…

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Biodynamics 76% connected

The doctrine of vital forces or energy.

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Botany 76% connected

The science which treats of the structure of plants, the functions of their parts, their places of growth, their classification, and the terms which…

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Embryology 76% connected

The science which relates to the formation and development of the embryo in animals and plants; a study of the gradual development of the ovum until…

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Forestry 76% connected

The art of forming or of cultivating forests; the management of growing timber.

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genetics 76% connected

The branch of biology that deals with heredity and variation in organisms

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Morphology 76% connected

That branch of biology which deals with the structure of animals and plants, treating of the forms of organs and describing their varieties, homologi…

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Physiology 76% connected

The science which treats of the phenomena of living organisms; the study of the processes incidental to, and characteristic of, life.

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Phytology 76% connected

The science of plants; a description of the kinds and properties of plants; botany.

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Zoology 76% connected

That part of biology which relates to the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of…

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Biologic 74% connected

Alt. of Biological

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Biologic 74% connected

Alt. of Biological

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Biological 74% connected

Of or relating to biology.

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Biological 74% connected

Of or relating to biology.

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Biologist 74% connected

A student of biology; one versed in the science of biology.

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Biologist 74% connected

A student of biology; one versed in the science of biology.

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Botany 70% connected

The science which treats of the structure of plants, the functions of their parts, their places of growth, their classification, and the terms which…

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Fauna 70% connected

The animals of any given area or epoch; as, the fauna of America; fossil fauna; recent fauna.

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Flora 70% connected

The goddess of flowers and spring.

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Vegetation 70% connected

The act or process of vegetating, or growing as a plant does; vegetable growth.

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Zoology 70% connected

That part of biology which relates to the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of…

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Chronology 84% connected

The science which treats of measuring time by regular divisions or periods, and which assigns to events or transactions their proper dates.

greek roots in science 25% interchangeable

Built from roots for time and study.

Geology 84% connected

The science which treats: (a) Of the structure and mineral constitution of the globe; structural geology. (b) Of its history as regards rocks, minera…

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Built from roots for earth and study.

Microscope 84% connected

An optical instrument, consisting of a lens, or combination of lenses, for making an enlarged image of an object which is too minute to be viewed by…

greek roots in science 25% interchangeable

Contains roots for small and viewing.

Neurology 84% connected

The branch of science which treats of the nervous system.

greek roots in science 25% interchangeable

Built from roots for nerve and study.

Psychology 84% connected

The science of the human soul; specifically, the systematic or scientific knowledge of the powers and functions of the human soul, so far as they are…

greek roots in science 25% interchangeable

Built from roots associated with mind or soul and study.

Telephone 84% connected

An instrument for reproducing sounds, especially articulate speech, at a distance.

greek roots in science 25% interchangeable

Contains roots for distant and sound.

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