NYT Dictionary

BIOLOGIC

/bʌɪəˈlɒdʒɪk/
AdjectiveNounbi-o-LOG-icbi-o-log-ic · 4 syllablesGrade 7

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2020, 2022, 2024

Meaning

Biological; pertaining to biology or to a living organism.

Etymology

Origin: Middle English

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βίος (bíos) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos Proto-Hellenic *lógos Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logia New Latin biologialbor. English biology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English biologic From biology + -ic.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

biologicalbiopharmaceutical

NYT Puzzle Appearances

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