- aerobiology
- noun Date: circa 1937 the science dealing with the occurrence, transportation, and effects of airborne materials (as viruses, pollen, or pollutants) • aerobiological adjective
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
aerobiology
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Aerobiology — (from Greek ἀήρ, aēr , air ; βίος, bios , life ; and λογία, logia ) is a branch of biology that studies organic particles, such as bacteria, fungal spores, very small insects, pollen grains and viruses, which are passively transported by the air… … Wikipedia
aerobiology — [er΄ō bī äl′ə jē] n. the study of microbes, pollutants, etc. that travel through the air aerobiological adj. aerobiologist n … English World dictionary
aerobiology — n. [Gr. aer, air; bios, life; logos, discourse] The study of aerial organisms … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
aerobiology — /air oh buy ol euh jee/, n. the study of the dispersion of airborne biological materials, as pollen, spores, microorganisms, or viruses. [1935 40; AERO + BIOLOGY] * * * … Universalium
aerobiology — noun The study of the dispersion of airborne biological materials, as pollen, spores, microorganisms, or viruses … Wiktionary
aerobiology — The study of atmospheric constituents, living and nonliving, of biological significance, e.g., airborne spores, pathogenic bacteria, allergenic substances, pollutants. * * * aero·bi·ol·o·gy .ar ō bī äl ə jē, .er n, pl gies the science dealing… … Medical dictionary
aerobiology — study of airborne organisms Sciences and Studies … Phrontistery dictionary
aerobiology — n. branch of biology which studies organisms and particles which are carried in the air (such as bacteria, spores, etc.) … English contemporary dictionary
aerobiology — noun the study of the aerial transport of microorganisms, spores, seeds, etc … English new terms dictionary
aerobiology — aero·bi·ol·o·gy … English syllables
