bio-

prefix

Senses

  • prefix with the sense ‘biographical’, ‘comprising elements of biography’.
  • prefix forming temporary words and ad hoc formations relating to life and living organisms (real and fictional), and (in later use) to biotechnology or environmental sustainability
  • prefix in more established (chiefly scientific) words with the sense ‘biological’, ‘concerning organic substances, life, or life processes’, ‘concerning biotechnology or sustainability of the environment’