biologic

biologic

See also: biològic

English

Etymology

    From biology + -ic.

    Pronunciation

    • (UK) IPA(key): /bʌɪəˈlɒdʒɪk/
    • Audio (US):(file)
    • Rhymes: -ɒdʒɪk

    Adjective

    biologic (not comparable)

    1. Biological; pertaining to biology or to a living organism. [from 19th c.]
      • 1990, Camille Paglia, Sexual Personae:
        Biologic femaleness is a sequence of circular returns, beginning and ending at the same point.
      • 2022 November 17, Jen Christensen and Brenda Goodman, “FDA approves first treatment to delay onset of type 1 diabetes”, in CNN[1]:
        A biologic therapy that delays the onset of type 1 diabetes received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday.

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    Noun

    biologic (plural biologics)

    1. An extremely complex drug, vaccine or antitoxin that is made from a living organism, or from products of a living organism.
      Synonym: biopharmaceutical
      • 2008 October 21, The Associated Press, “1 in 4 new bio meds cause serious side effects”, in NBC News[2]:
        It involved 136 biologics approved in the United States and 105 in the European Union between January 1995 and June 2007. A total of 41, or nearly 24 percent, got safety warnings issued through June 2008.

    Interlingua

    Adjective

    biologic (not comparable)

    1. biological

    Occitan

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    biologic m (feminine singular biologica, masculine plural biologics, feminine plural biologicas)

    1. biologic, biological

    Romanian

    Alternative forms

    • биолоӂик (biologic)Moldovan Cyrillic spelling

    Etymology

    Borrowed from French biologique. By surface analysis, biologie +‎ -ic.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˌbi.oˈlo.d͡ʒik/

    Adjective

    biologic m or n (feminine singular biologică, masculine plural biologici, feminine/neuter plural biologice)

    1. biologic, biological

    Declension

    Declension of biologic
    singular plural
    masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
    nominative-
    accusative
    indefinite biologic biologică biologici biologice
    definite biologicul biologica biologicii biologicele
    genitive-
    dative
    indefinite biologic biologice biologici biologice
    definite biologicului biologicei biologicilor biologicelor

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