GC: n S: SD – http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304415700000137 (last access: 18 June 2015); EncBrit – http://global.britannica.com/topic/biodegradation (last access: 18 June 2015). N: 1. From the prefix “bio” (word-forming element, from Greek bio-, comb. form of bios “one’s life, course or way of living, lifetime”) and the noun “degradation” (1530s, from French dégradation

GC: n S: UNESCO – http://www.unesco.org/new/en/social-and-human-sciences/themes/bioethics/ (last access: 1 September 2014); http://www.bioethics.net/articles/ethics-in-humanitarian-aid-work-learning-from-the-narratives-of-humanitarian-health-workers/ (last access: 18 June 2016). N: 1. also bio-ethics, coined 1970 by U.S. biochemist Van Rensselaer Potter II (1911-2001), who defined it as “Biology combined with diverse humanistic knowledge forging a science that sets a system of medical

GC: n S: MEDLP – http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/biodefenseandbioterrorism.html(external link) (last access: 11 December 2015). http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1326439/ (last access: 11 December 2015). PMC – http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1326439/ (last access: 11 December 2015). N: 1. biological (adj): 1840, from biology + -ical. weapon (n): Old English wæpen “instrument of fighting and defense, sword,” also “penis,” from Proto-Germanic

See “biomass” in SIERTERM: https://sierterm.es/content/biomass.

See Sierterm: https://sierterm.es/content/biome

GC: n S: https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/top-10-bioprinters-55699/ (last access: 14 May 2017); https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170123090630.htm (last access: 14 May 2017). N: 1. From bio- (word-forming element, from Greek bios “one’s life, course or way of living, lifetime” -as opposed to zoe “animal life, organic life”-, from PIE root *gwei- “to live”; the correct usage is

GC: n S: NIH – https://www.niddk.nih.gov/search?s=all&q=biopsy; (last access: 25 November 2020); NHS – https://www.nhs.uk/search/results?q=biopsy ( (last access: 25 November 2020). N: 1. “examination of tissue removed from a living body,” 1895, from French biopsie, coined by French dermatologist Ernest Besnier (1831-1909) from Greek bi–, combining form of bios “life” (from

See Sierterm: https://sierterm.es/content/biosafety

GC: n S: Bio.org – https://www.bio.org/articles/what-biotechnology (last access: 19 June 2015); Nature – http://www.nature.com/subjects/biotechnology (last access: 19 June 2015). N: 1. biotechnology: also bio-technology, 1947, “use of machinery in relation to human needs;” 1972 in sense of “use of biological processes in industrial production,” from bio- + technology. 2. The

GC: n S: CDC – http://emergency.cdc.gov/bioterrorism/ (last access: 1 November 2014); MEDLP – http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/biodefenseandbioterrorism.html (last access: 1 November 2014). N: 1. From bio + terrorism. Bio-, word-forming element, from Greek bio-, comb. form of bios “one’s life, course or way of living, lifetime” (as opposed to zoe “animal life, organic

GC: n S: 1. WRLDAT – https://goo.gl/tWuxC1 (last access: 7 November 2018 ); SCDT- https://goo.gl/7TRCbR (last access: 7 November 2018). N: 1. The word “biotope” is derived from two Greek words “bios” (meaning life) and “topos” (which means place). 2. A biotope is a small area, such as the bark

GC: n S: WHO – http://www.who.int/selection_medicines/committees/expert/17/sixteenth_adult_list_en.pdf (last access: 12.11.2013); TERMIUMPLUS. N: As biperiden decreases sweating, the patient should avoid extremely hot and humid conditions to reduce risk of heat-stroke and severe hyperthermia. This is especially important for elderly patients and those who abuse alcohol or have chronic illness or CNS

GC: n S: NIH – https://n9.cl/73wi6 (last access: 28 October 2020); HLN – https://n9.cl/a6omt (last access: 28 October 2020). N: 1. – bipolar (adj): “having two poles;” see bi- “two” + polar. From 1810 in figurative sense of “of double aspect;” 1859 with reference to anatomy (“having two processes from

GC: n S: ABCBirds – https://abcbirds.org/ (last access: 8 September 2024); Audubon – https://www.audubon.org/ (last access: 8 September 2024). N: 1. “feathered, warm-blooded vertebrate animal of the class Aves,” Old English bird, a rare collateral form of bridd, originally meaning “young bird, nestling” (the usual Old English for “bird” being

GC: n S: http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/PublicHealthFocus/ucm064437.htm (last access: 26 August 2016); https://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/agents/sya-bpa/ (last access: 26 August 2016). N: 1. bis (word-forming element meaning “twice,” from Latin bis “twice, in two ways, doubly,” from Old Latin dvis, cognate with Sanskrit dvih, Avestan bish, Greek dis, Middle High German zwis “twice,” from PIE *dwo-

GC: n S: http://www.bp.com/content/dam/bp-country/en_au/products-services/bp-bitumen/all-pages/Bitumen-basics.pdf (last access: 30 July 2015); http://www.eurobitume.eu/bitumen/what-bitumen (last access: 29 March 2014). N: 1. mid-15c., from Latin bitumen “asphalt,” probably, via Oscan or Umbrian, from Celtic *betu- “birch, birch resin” (compare Gaulish betulla “birch,” used by Pliny for the tree supposedly the source of bitumen). 2. Bitumen

GC: n S: Reuters – http://global.britannica.com/science/bituminous-coal (last access: 25 November 2015); EncBrit – http://global.britannica.com/science/bituminous-coal (last access: 29 March 2015). N: 1. bituminous coal, also called soft coal, the most abundant form of coal, intermediate in rank between subbituminous coal and anthracite according to the coal classification used in the United

Cf. plague (note 6).

See plague (note 6).

See Sierterm: https://sierterm.es/content/black-water

GC: n S: NatGeo – https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/facts/black-widow-spiders (last access: 31 August 2024); WebMD – https://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/black-widow-spider-bite (last access: 31 August 2024). N: 1. black widow, type of venomous spider (Latrodectus mactans) in U.S. South, 1904, so called from its color and from the female’s supposed habit of eating the male after mating

GC: n S: http://healthychildcarenc.org/PDFs/ccnews_2007_06.pdf (last access: 12 March 2013); http://www.waterandhealth.org/chlorine-bleach-trusted-ally-battle-ebola/ (last access: 31 July 2015). N: 1. “act of bleaching,” 1887; “a bleaching agent,” 1898, probably directly from bleach (v.). The Old English noun blæce meant “leprosy;” Late Old English also had blæco “paleness,” and Middle English had blech “whitening

GC: n S: http://www.phobiasource.com/blennophobia-fear-of-slime/ (last access: 26 July 2015); http://common-phobias.com/blenno/index.htm (last access: 26 July 2015). N: 1. From Ancient Greek βλέννος (blénnos, “mucus, slime”) + Latin -phobia, from Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos, “fear”). 2. An excessive and irrational fear of moist and viscuous fluid, such as slime. 3. Blennophobia is

See gonorrhea