abiologically

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English

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Etymology

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From abiological +‎ -ly or abiologic +‎ -ally or a- +‎ biologically.

Pronunciation

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  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌeɪ.baɪ.əˈlɑd͡ʒ.ɪ.kə.li/, /ˌeɪ.baɪ.əˈlɑd͡ʒ.ɪ.kli/, /ˌeɪ.baɪ.əˈlɑd͡ʒ.ə.kə.li/, /ˌeɪ.baɪ.əˈlɑd͡ʒ.ə.kli/

Adverb

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abiologically (not comparable)

  1. (biology) In an abiological manner. [Late 19th century.][1]
    a natural mechanism for abiologically producing some of the needed structural components of life

Translations

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References

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  1. ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abiologically”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 4.