{
    "term": "biological",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "connected with the science of biology",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the biological sciences"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Biology"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "connected with the processes that take place within living things",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the biological effects of radiation"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the **biological control** of pests *(= using living  to destroy them, not chemicals)"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Biology"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "related by blood",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a child’s **biological parents** *(= natural parents, not the people who adopted him/her)*"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "using enzymes (= chemical substances that are found in plants and animals) to get clothes, etc. clean",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "biological and non-biological powders"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌbaɪəˈlɒdʒɪkl/",
                "audio": "bi/biological/biological__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌbaɪəˈlɑːdʒɪkl/",
                "audio": "bi/biological/biological__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}