Chinese to English Dictionary (汉英词典 / Han-Ying Cidian)

Bioethics

The ethics of medical and biological research, clinical practice, and technological innovation.

Biogenic

Relating to or resulting from living organisms.

Biogeography

The study of the distribution of biological organisms across geographical areas and through geological time.

Biological diversity

The variety of plant and animal life in the world or in a particular habitat, a high level of which is usually considered to be important and desirable.

Bioluminescence

The production and emission of light by a living organism as the result of a chemical reaction.

Bioluminescent

Relating to the production and emission of light by living organisms.

Biomedicine

A branch of medical science that applies biological and physiological principles to clinical practice.

Bionomics

The study of the relationships between living organisms and their environment, particularly in terms of ecological and evolutionary dynamics.

Biophysics

The branch of science that applies the principles and methods of physics to understand how biological systems work.

Biosphere

The regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the Earth (or analogous parts of other planets) occupied by living organisms.

Biostratigraphy

The branch of stratigraphy that uses fossil organisms to date and correlate rock layers.

Biotroph

An organism, especially a parasite, that derives its nutrients from a living host.