nonbiological
adjective
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Definition of nonbiological
: not biological: such as
a
: not relating to, marked by, or derived from life and living processes
nonbiological research nonbiological components nonbiological methane
b
: not connected by genetic relationship
a nonbiological parent
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Other Words from nonbiological
nonbiologically
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adverb
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nonbiologically produced materials
Examples of nonbiological in a Sentence
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Today, family law in the U.S. and elsewhere continues to recognize nonbiological lines of reasoning. — The Conversation, oregonlive.com, "Who鈥檚 is your daddy? It鈥檚 not all about DNA," 16 June 2019 But the gas can also have a nonbiological origin, such as geothermal activity (for which Yellowstone National Park is famous), so the researchers are not certain that bacteria continue to reside below the salty lake. — Shannon Hall, Scientific American, "The Not So Dead Sea: Traces of Ancient Bacteria Found in the Lake鈥檚 Sediments," 5 June 2019 But methane can also be produced by nonbiological sources, such as volcanoes. — Amina Khan, latimes.com, "The search for life on other planets could get a boost from biosignatures," 25 Jan. 2018 So far, her team has identified three major nonbiological mechanisms that can flood an atmosphere with oxygen, producing false positives for life. — Quanta Magazine, "Scientists Debate Signatures of Alien Life," 2 Feb. 2016 Today, family law in the U.S. and elsewhere continues to recognize nonbiological lines of reasoning. — The Conversation, oregonlive.com, "Who鈥檚 is your daddy? It鈥檚 not all about DNA," 16 June 2019 But the gas can also have a nonbiological origin, such as geothermal activity (for which Yellowstone National Park is famous), so the researchers are not certain that bacteria continue to reside below the salty lake. — Shannon Hall, Scientific American, "The Not So Dead Sea: Traces of Ancient Bacteria Found in the Lake鈥檚 Sediments," 5 June 2019 But methane can also be produced by nonbiological sources, such as volcanoes. — Amina Khan, latimes.com, "The search for life on other planets could get a boost from biosignatures," 25 Jan. 2018 And there鈥檚 no sign of hydrothermal reactions with other minerals that can produce graphite, which is the next most likely source of nonbiological graphite like this. — Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica, "New evidence would push life back to at least 3.95 billion years ago," 30 Sep. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'nonbiological.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for nonbiological
nonbiological
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of nonbiological
: not coming from or related to things that are alive
: related through adoption rather than birth
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non-biological
adjective
non-bi路o路log路i路cal
| \ -藢b墨-蓹-藞l盲j-i-k蓹l\
variants:
or nonbiological
Medical Definition of non-biological
: not biological
non-biological parents non-biological factors