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   Bio-

   /ˈbīō/

   

   combining form

   • 1. relating to life: "biosynthesis"
   • ▪ biological; relating to biology: "biohazard"
   • ▪ of living beings: "biogenesis"
   • ▪ relating to or involving the use of toxic biological or biochemical substances as weapons of war: "bioterrorism"

   Word Origin from Greek bios ‘(course of) human life’. The sense is extended in modern scientific usage to mean ‘organic life’.

   Scrabble Points: 5

   • B

     3

   • I

     1

   • O

     1

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