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biological
biological /ˌbaɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl◂ $ -ˈlɑː-/ adjective
1. relating to the natural processes performed by living things:
    the biological functions of the body
    Depression is both biological and psychological.
2. biological weapons/warfare/attack etc weapons, attacks etc that involve the use of living things, including bacteria, to harm other living things:
    a ban on chemical and biological weapons
3. [only before noun] relating to biology:
    the biological sciences
4. biological parent/father/mother etc a child’s parent through birth, rather than through adoption
—biologically /-kli/ adverb