abiological
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- adjective
- /ˌeɪbaɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/
- Specialized
- An abiological, carbon-carbon bond-forming reaction described by Huber and Wachtershauser could be a plausible preliminary step in the building up of more complex organic molecules in or near the early Earth, deep-sea vents.
Examples
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Abiological processes, like erosion and sedimentation, play a significant role in shaping geological features.
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The study examined abiological factors such as temperature and pressure that influence mineral composition.
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Furthermore, the visibility, tree height, belt width, and other abiological factors were important in achieving noise attenuation by foliage (Fang & Ling, 2003, 2005).
Academic text (2010) -
Researchers measured abiological influences in the environment that affect the growth of plants and animals.
Synonyms
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Not made from living things and not containing carbon, for example rocks or glass
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Not living parts of an environment, like sunlight and temperature
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A thing not made from living things, for example plastic
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Coming from non-living matter rather than from living things
Not made from plants or animals
Antonyms
How Biological
Surface Forms
Morphology
abiological = biological (transparent) = a + bio + log + ical
This is a straightforward negative formation from 'biological', meaning simply 'not biological'.
Etymology
The word abiological is made of the parts a- meaning 'not' and bio meaning 'life', the same root you see in biology. So abiological means 'not related to living things'.