Now updated for CSW19. New words, if any, and new inflections of existing words, are shown in red.
| acarology | the study of mites. |
| actinobiology | the branch of biology concerned with the effects of radiation on living organisms. |
| aerobiological | related to aerobiology, the study of airborne organisms. |
| aerobiologist | one who studies airborne microorganisms. |
| aerobiology | the study of airborne organisms. |
| agrobiological | relating to agrobiology, the study of plant nutrition and soil yields. |
| agrobiologist | one who studies plant nutrition and soil yields. |
| agrobiology | the study of plant nutrition and soil yields. |
| anthropobiology | the study of human biology. |
| apiology | the study of bees. |
| arachnological | related to arachnology. |
| arachnologist | one who studies arachnids. |
| arachnology | the study of spiders. |
| astacological | related to astacology. |
| astacologist | a specialist in astacology, the breeding of crayfish. |
| astacology | the science of crayfish. |
| astrobiologist | one who studies astrobiology. |
| bacteriologic | relating to bacteriology. |
| bacteriological | relating to bacteriology. |
| bacteriology | the scientific study of bacteria. |
| bioastronautics | the science dealing with the effects of travel in space on living organisms. |
| biodynamical | relating to biodynamics, the study of the activities of living organisms. |
| biodynamics | the study of the activities of living organisms. |
| biogenetic | pertaining to biogenesis, the theory that all life is derived from living matter alone. |
| biogenetics | the direct manipulation of an organism's genes. |
| biogeochemistry | the science of plants and animals in relation to chemicals in the soil. |
| biological | relating to biology (noun) a drug of biological origin |
| biologically | (Adv.) BIOLOGICAL, relating to biology. |
| biology | the science of life. |
| biometry | the statistical analysis of biological observations and phenomena. |
| biophysics | the science of the application of the laws of physics to biological phenomena. |
| bioregionalist | one who studies bioregionalism. |
| bioscience | any one of the biological sciences. |
| bioscientific | relating to bioscience. |
| biosystematic | relating to taxonomy esp as based on cytogenetics and genetics. |
| biosystematics | taxonomy esp as based on cytogenetics and genetics. |
| biosystematist | one who studies biosystematics. |
| biotechnologist | one who studies biotechnology. |
| biotechnology | the utilisation of living organisms in industry. |
| biotics | the science of living organisms. |
| caliology | the study of bird's nests. |
| carcinology | the study of crabs and other crustaceans. |
| cetological | relating to cetology, the study of whales and dolphins. |
| cetologist | one versed in cetology. |
| cetology | the study of whales and dolphins. |
| chronobiologist | a student of chronobiology. |
| chronobiology | the study of biological rhythms. |
| coleopterist | one who studies beetles. |
| conchological | relating to conchology, the study of shells. |
| conchologist | a collector or student of shells. |
| conchology | the study of shells. |
| cryobiological | relating to cryobiology. |
| cryobiologist | one who studies cryobiology. |
| cryobiology | the study of life under cold conditions. |
| cryptogamist | one who studies cryptogams. |
| cryptozoology | the study of and search for animals and esp legendary animals. |
| cytogenetic | relating to cytogenetics. |
| cytogenetical | relating to cytogenetics. |
| cytogenetically | (Adv.) CYTOGENETICAL, relating to cytogenetics. |
| cytogenetics | a branch of biology that deals with the study of heredity and variation by the methods of both cytology and genetics. |
| cytologist | a student of living cells. |
| dendrologous | related to dendrology, the study of trees. |
| dendrology | the study of trees. |
| dysteleologist | a specialist in dysteleology. |
| dysteleology | the study of functionless rudimentary organs in animals and plants. |
| ecotoxicology | the study of the destructive effect of waste materials, etc on the environment. |
| electrobiology | the science of the electrical phenomena in living organisms. |
| embryologic | relating to embryology. |
| embryological | relating to embryology. |
| embryologically | (Adv.) EMBRYOLOGIC, relating to embryology. |
| embryology | the science which relates to the formation and development of the embryo in animals and plants. |
| entomologic | related to entomology. |
| entomological | relating to entomology. |
| entomologically | (Adv.) ENTOMOLOGICAL, relating to entomology. |
| entomologist | one who studies insects. |
| entomology | the study of insects. |
| ethnobiology | the branch of biology involving the study of the traditional uses of plants and animals in various human societies. |
| exobiological | relating to exobiology. |
| exobiology | the study of extraterrestrial life. |
| gnotobiological | related to gnotobiology. |
| gnotobiology | the study of life in germfree conditions. |
| gnotobiotic | relating to gnotobiotics, the study of organisms in germfree conditions. |
| gnotobiotically | (Adv.) GNOTOBIOTIC, relating to gnotobiotics. |
| gnotobiotics | the study of organisms living in germfree conditions or when inoculated with known microorganisms. |
| helminthologist | a specialist in helminthology. |
| helminthology | the study of parasitic worms. |
| herpetologic | relating to herpetology. |
| herpetological | relating to herpetology. |
| herpetologist | one who studies snakes. |
| herpetology | the study of reptiles and amphibians. |
| histiology | the study of the tissues of organisms. |
| histologist | one who studies organic tissue. |
| histology | the study of the tissues of organisms. |
| hydrobiological | relating to hydrobiology, the study of aquatic organisms. |
| hydrobiologist | a student of hydrobiology. |
| hydrobiology | the study of aquatic organisms. |
| ichthyologic | relating to ichthyology. |
| ichthyological | relating to ichthyology. |
| ichthyologist | one who studies ichthyology. |
| ichthyology | the study of fish. |
| insectology | the study of insects. |
| lepidopterology | the study of butterflies and moths. |
| malacological | relating to malacology, the study of molluscs. |
| malacologist | a student of molluscs. |
| malacology | the study of molluscs. |
| mammalogist | a student of mammals. |
| mammalogy | the study of mammals. |
| microbiologic | relating to microbiology. |
| microbiological | relating to microbiology. |
| microbiologist | one who studies microbiology. |
| microbiology | the study of microscopic organisms. |
| mycetology | the study of fungi. |
| mycologic | of or relating to mycology, the study of fungi. |
| mycologist | one who studies mycology. |
| mycology | the study of fungi. |
| myrmecologic | relating to myrmecology, the scientific study of ants. |
| myrmecological | relating to myrmecology, the scientific study of ants. |
| myrmecologist | one who studies ants. |
| myrmecology | the scientific study of ants. |
| neurobiological | relating to neurobiology. |
| neurobiologist | one who studies neurobiology. |
| neurobiology | the study of the anatomy of the nervous system. |
| neuroscience | a branch (as neurophysiology) of the life sciences that deals with the anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, or molecular biology of nerves and nervous tissue and esp with their relation to behavior and learning. |
| neuroscientist | a practitioner of neuroscience. |
| odonatology | the study of dragonflies. |
| oecologic | relating to oecology. |
| oecology | the study of the interrelationships between life forms and their environment. |
| ophiologic | relating to ophiology, the study of snakes. |
| ophiological | relating to ophiology, the study of snakes. |
| ornithologic | relating to ornithology. |
| ornithological | relating to ornithology. |
| ornithology | the study of birds. |
| orthopterist | a student of insects. |
| orthopterology | the study of cockroaches. |
| palaebiology | the study of fossil plants and animals. |
| palaeobiologic | related to palaeobiology. |
| palaeobiology | the study of fossil plants and animals. |
| paleobiologic | relating to paleobiology. |
| paleobiological | relating to paleobiology. |
| paleobiologist | one who studies paleobiology. |
| paleobiology | a branch of paleontology concerned with the biology of fossil organisms. |
| paleozoologist | one who studies paleozoology. |
| parasitologist | one who studies parasitology. |
| parasitology | a branch of biology dealing with parasites and parasitism esp among animals. |
| pathobiology | the biology of disease. |
| phaenology | the study of organisms as affected by climate. |
| phenetics | a system of classification of organisms based on observable similarities irrespective of whether or not the organisms are related. |
| phenologist | a student of phenology. |
| phenology | the study of organisms as affected by climate. |
| photobiologist | one who studies photobiology. |
| photobiology | the study of the effects of light on organisms. |
| photodynamics | the branch of biology concerned with the effects of light on the actions of plants and animals. |
| physiologic | relating to physiology. |
| physiology | a branch of biology that deals with the functions and activities of life or of living matter (as organs, tissues, or cells) and of the physical and chemical phenomena involved. |
| protozoologist | one who studies protozoology. |
| protozoology | the study of protozoans. |
| psychobiologist | one who studies psychobiology. |
| psychobiology | the study of the biology of the mind. |
| radiobiologist | one who studies radiobiology. |
| radiobiology | a branch of biology dealing with the effects of radiation or radioactive materials on biological systems. |
| radioecology | the study of the effects of radiation and radioactive substances on ecological communities. |
| sociobiologist | one who studies sociobiology. |
| sociobiology | the study of the biological basis of human behaviour. |
| spongologist | one who studies sponges. |
| spongology | the study of sponges. |
| stoechiology | the branch of biology that deals with the elements comprising animal tissues. |
| stoicheiology | the branch of biology that deals with the elements comprising animal tissues. |
| stoichiology | the science of elements of animal tissues. |
| therology | the study of wild mammals. |
| thremmatology | the science of breeding domestic animals and plants. |
| zoologic | relating to zoology. |
| zoological | relating to zoology. |
| zoologically | (Adv.) ZOOLOGICAL. |
| zoologist | one who studies zoology. |
| zoology | the study of animals. |
| zoonomia | animal physiology. |
| zoonomic | relating to zoonomia, animal physiology. |
| zoonomy | animal physiology. |
| zoophysiology | the study of animal physiology. |
| zoophytological | relating to zoophytology. |
| zoophytology | the study of zoophytes, plantlike animals. |
| zootaxy | the science of classifying animals. |