bio-
combining form /baɪəʊ/, /baɪə/, /baɪˈɒ/
/baɪəʊ/, /baɪə/, /baɪˈɑː/
- (in nouns, adjectives and adverbs) connected with living things or human life
- biodegradable
- biography
Word Originfrom Greek bios ‘(course of) human life’. The sense is extended in modern science to mean ‘organic life’.