#147 bio/bi

bio/bi- combining form- indicating life or living organisms; indicating a human life or career- biography, biopic

- from Greek bios- life

Many, many words begin with bio or bi - an important prefix with many applications to ecology etc.

For example, bioluminescence- the production of light by living organisms...

-biomass- the total number of living organisms in a given area...

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