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Definition: Biologist |
BiologistNoun1. A scientist who studies living organisms. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "biologist" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1907. (references) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Occupations | Studies basic principles of plant and animal life, such as origin, relationship, development, anatomy, and functions: May collect and analyze biological data to determine environmental effects of present and potential use of land and water areas, record data, and inform public, state, and federal representatives regarding test results. May prepare environmental impact reports. May specialize in research centering around particular plant, animal, or aspect of biology. May teach. May specialize in wildlife research and management and be designated Wildlife Biologist (profess. & kin.). (references) |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
A biologist is a scientist devoted to and producing results in biology through the study of organisms.
Typically biologists study organisms and their relationship to their environment. Biologists involved in basic research attempt to discover underlying mechanisms that govern how organisms work. Biologists involved in applied reseach attempt to develop or improve medical, industrial or agricultural processes. Some biologists work in management positions coordinating or supervising reseach. Technicians perform specialized tasks using laboratory equipment. (U.S. Department of Labor.)
Many positions in biology as a field require an academic degree. A PhD (or equivalent) is generally required to direct independent reseach but a bachelor's or master's degree is sufficient for most non-reseach positions. Training on the undergraduate level usually is very general while later training involves a specialization in a specific area of biology. (U.S. Department of Labor)
See also: List of biologists
External Links: U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Hanbook http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos047.htmJob Description
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Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Biologist."
Synonym: BiologistSynonym: life scientist (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Biologist |
| English words defined with "biologist": Alexis Carrel, assign, attribute, August Friedrich Leopold Weismann ♦ bacteriologist, beadle, botanist ♦ Carrel, Carson ♦ Delbruck ♦ ecologist, Ernst Heinrich Haeckel ♦ geneticist, George Beadle, George Wells Beadle ♦ Haeckel, Huxley ♦ Kendrew ♦ Leo Szilard, Louis Pasteur ♦ Max Delbruck, molecular biologist, Morgan ♦ natural scientist, naturalist ♦ Pasteur, physiologist, phytologist, plant scientist ♦ Rachel Carson, Rachel Louise Carson ♦ Sir John Cowdery Kendrew, sociobiologist, systematist, Szilard ♦ taxonomer, taxonomist, Thomas Henry Huxley, Thomas Hunt Morgan, Thomas Huxley, Tonegawa Susumu ♦ Weismann. (references) |
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 | A Mississippi state biologist inspects bait holding tanks at a bait shop.Credit: Fisheries. |  | NMFS biologist Charles Malooch III measures an angler's catch.Credit: Fisheries. |
 | Dr. Morgan Wells, former NOAA Dive Prog. Dir., Jim Miller and Jean Jaubert, a French biologist from the Laboratory of General Biology, Nice, France. (r-l).Credit: National Undersea Research Program (NURP). |  | A hazard of a diving marine biologist. Hammers on the head tend to discourage attack. Carcharinis Limbatus - grey shark on a murky day at the reef.Credit: The Coral Kingdom. |
 | Biologist A. Ranc looking for the carotid artery of a sea turtle. Left to right Plate VI, print 15. In: "Results of the Scientific Campaigns of the Prince of Monaco." Vol. 89.Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now. |  | Dave Hardy, NODC scientist on collecting expedition, followed by biologist Linda Parish. Hardy leading a herpetological collecting expedition on the slopes of the active volcano, La Soufriere.Credit: Small World. |
 | NRCS employees, Tom Smith and Martin Bales, with Fish Biologist completing stream depth measurements.Credit: Gary Wilson. |  | Grand Rhone tribal fish biologist taking stream survey measurements.Credit: Gary Wilson. |
 | Veterinary pathologist Norman Cheville (left), molecular biologist Shirley Halling, and National Animal Disease Center director Harley Moon analyze DNA sequence reactions of a vaccine made from a modified Brucella abortus bacterium. P.Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Keith Weller.. |  | Donald Merrit, a research biologist for the University of Maryland's Horn Point Center for Environmental Studies, pilots a boat from which ARS chemists Laura McConnell (left) and Jennifer Harman-Fetcho collect samples of oysters,water, and sediment from the Choptank River on Maryland's Eastern Shore. P.Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Scott Bauer.. |
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Health | In 1885, Joseph Meister was bitten by a rabid dog. His parents went to the famous French biologist Louis Pasteur. (references) | |
The study was published by reproductive biologist Terry Brown and colleagues from the Division of Reproductive Biology at Johns Hopkins University in a 1996 research article in Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology . Genetic analysis by Brown found missense mutations in the AR genes that prevent androgen-receptor binding to DNA. Consequently, all five subjects were insensitive to androgen and did not undergo normal male sexual determination and differentiation. (references) | ||
Human Rights | Vietnam | On May 12, 2000 biologist Ha Sy Phu, who had circulated articles calling for democracy, was restricted to his house under probation and told he was being investigated for treason. (references) |
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| "Biologist" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Biologist" is used about 186 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 186 | 22,556 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "biologist": molecular biologist. Additional references. | |
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Beginning with "biologist": biologist-naturalists. | |
Ending with "biologist": Electro-biologist, non-biologist. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "biologist"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | biolog (naturalist). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | الأحيائي. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | биолог (naturalist). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | "物學家 , "物学家. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | biolog. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | biolog. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | bioloog. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Esperanto | biologo. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | زیست شناس , عالم علم الحیات . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | biologi. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | biologiste. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Frisian | biolooch. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Biologe. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | βιολόγοσ, βιολόγος. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | biológus. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | biologiwan. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | biologo. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | "物学者 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | せいぶつがくしゃ. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 생물학자. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | bea-oayllee. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Papiamen | biólogo. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | iologistbay biólogo, biologista. (various references) biolog (naturalist). (various references) биолог. (various references) biolog. (various references) biólogo. (various references) biolog. (various references) นักชีววิทยา. (various references) biyolog. (various references) біолог. (various references) biolegwr. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Words beginning with "biologist": biologistic, biologists. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "biologist": astrobiologist, chronobiologist, cryobiologist, exobiologist, hydrobiologist, microbiologist, neurobiologist, nonbiologist, paleobiologist, photobiologist, psychobiologist, radiobiologist, sociobiologist. (additional references) | |
Words containing "biologist": astrobiologists, chronobiologists, cryobiologists, exobiologists, hydrobiologists, microbiologists, neurobiologists, nonbiologists, paleobiologists, photobiologists, psychobiologists, radiobiologists, sociobiologists. (additional references) | |
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"Biologist" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: biologi, biologies, biologistic, biologit, biologize, Biopoint, boulangist. (additional references) | |
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| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "biologist" (pronounced bīÄ"lujust) |
| 7 | -Ä" l u j u s t | anesthesiologist, anthropologist, apologist, archaeologist, cardiologist, criminologist, dermatologist, ecologist, endocrinologist, entomologist, epidemiologist, geologist, gerontologist, gynecologist, ideologist, immunologist, kremlinologist, meteorologist, microbiologist, musicologist, neurologist, oncologist, ophthalmologist, paleontologist, pathologist, physiologist, psychologist, radiologist, rheumatologist, seismologist, serologist, sociologist, toxicologist, urologist, virologist, zoologist. |
| 6 | -l u j u s t | mineralogist. |
| 4 | -j u s t | allergist, hugest, largest, strangest, strategist, technologist. |
| 3 | -u s t | ablest, abolitionist, abortionist, absolutist, accompanist, activist, agonist, agriculturalist, agronomist, alarmist, alchemist, amethyst, amorist, analyst, anarchist, anatomist, anesthetist, angriest, animist, antagonist, anticommunist, apprenticed, aquarist, archivist, arsonist, artist, atheist, August, ballast, balloonist, barest, behaviorist, biased, bicyclist, biggest, biochemist, bitterest, blackest, bleakest, bloodiest, bluest, bluntest, boldest, botanist, bravest, breakfast, briefest, brightest, broadest, busiest, buttressed, calloused, canoeist, canvassed, capitalist, caricaturist, cartoonist, catalyst, cellist, chauvinist, cheapest, choicest, clarinetist, classicist, cleanest, closest, coldest, colonialist, colonist, columnist, communist, conservationist, contortionist, conversationalist, coolest, cornettist, craziest, creamiest, cruelest, cultist, cyclist, darkest, deadliest, dearest, deepest, deforest, deist, densest, dentist, determinist, direst, dirtiest, dishonest, disinterest, driest, druggist, dullest, dumbest, earliest, earnest, easiest, economist, editorialist, eldest, elitist, embarrassed, empiricist, encompassed, encyclopedist, environmentalist, ethicist, ethnomusicologist, exhibitionist, exorcist, expressionist, extremist, faintest, fairest, fanciest, farthest, fascist, fastest, fattest, federalist, feminist, fetishist, fewest, fiercest, finalist, finest, firmest, fittest, flimsiest, florist, focused, focussed, foggiest, fondest, forest, formalist, freest, freshest, friendliest, fullest, fundamentalist, funnest, funniest, furthest, generalist, geneticist, gentlest, goldest, grandest, gravest, grayest, greatest, greediest, greenest, grimaced, grimmest, grooviest, guitarist, gymnast, happiest, hardest, harnessed, harshest, harvest, healthiest, heaviest, heftiest, herbalist, highest, hippest, hobbyist, holiest, honest, hottest, humblest, humorist, hygienist, idealist, illusionist, imperialist, impressionist, individualist, industrialist, institutionalist, instrumentalist, interest, internationalist, internist, interventionist, isolationist, jaundiced, journalist, juiciest, junkiest, keenest, kindest, latest, laziest, leanest, leftist, librettist, lightest, likeliest, linguist, littlest, liveliest, lobbyist, locust, longest, loudest, lowest, loyalist, luckiest, lyricist, machinist, manicurist, mannerist, masochist, materialist, meanest, medalist, mercantilist, merest, methodist, mightiest, mildest, misogynist, modernist, modest, monopolist, motorcyclist, motorist, narrowest, nastiest, nationalist, naturalist, nearest, neatest, neediest, neuroscientist, neutralist, newest, noblest, noisiest, noncommunist, nonconformist, noninterest, noticed, novelist, nutritionist, oboist, obstructionist, oddest, oldest, opportunist, organist, orthodontist, orthopedist, pacifist, palest, panelist, pessimist, pharmacist, philanthropist, photojournalist, pianist, polemicist, poorest, populist, prefaced, prejudiced, premised, preservationist, prettiest, priciest, promised, propagandist, protagonist, protectionist, proudest, psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, psychotherapist, purchased, purest, quickest, quietest, quietist, racist, rainforest, rainiest, rapist, rarest, receptionist, reddest, refocused, reforest, remotest, repurchased, reservationist, reservist, resurfaced, revolutionist, richest, rightist, riskiest, ritziest, roughest, rudest, saddest, sadist, safest, satirist, savviest, scariest, scientist, secessionist, secularist, segregationist, semifinalist, separatist, serviced, severest, sexiest, shakiest, sharpest, shortest, showiest, shrewdest, sickest, silliest, simplest, skimpiest, skinniest, sleekest, slickest, slightest, slimmest, sloppiest, slowest, smallest, smartest, smoggiest, smoothest, socialist, softest, soonest, soundest, specialist, spiritualist, stablest, staunchest, steepest, sternest, stickiest, stiffest, stormiest, strictest, strongest, stupidest, supremacist, surest, surfaced, survivalist, sweetest, swiftest, tallest, tannest, televangelist, tempest, terraced, theorist, therapist, thickest, thinnest, thorniest, tightest, tiniest, toniest, toughest, tourist, traditionalist, trendiest, trickiest, truest, ugliest, ultranationalist, unbiased, unfocused, unionist, unkindest, unnoticed, violinist, violist, vocalist, warmest, weakest, wealthiest, weirdest, wettest, whitest, widest, wildest, wisest, witnessed, worthiest, yellowest, youngest, zaniest. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "b-g-i-i-l-o-o-s-t" | |
-2 letters: ologist. | |
-3 letters: bigots, igloos, isolog, oboist, sigloi. | |
-4 letters: bigot, blots, boils, bolos, bolts, boost, boots, gilts, globs, glost, gobos, igloo, lobos, logoi, logos, loots, lotos, obits, oboli, obols, olios, sigil, sotol, stool, toils, tools. | |
-5 letters: bigs, bios, bits, blot, bogs, boil, bolo, bolt, boos, boot, bots, gibs, gilt, gist, gits, glib, glob, gobo, gobs. | |
| Words containing the letters "b-g-i-i-l-o-o-s-t" | |
+1 letter: biologists. | |
+2 letters: biologistic, obligations, tribologies, tribologist. | |
+3 letters: exobiologist, lobotomising, nonbiologist, tribologists. | |
+4 letters: cryobiologist, diabetologist, exobiologists, nonbiologists. | |
+5 letters: astrobiologies, astrobiologist, bacteriologies, bacteriologist, bioregionalist, cryobiologists, diabetologists, globalizations, hydrobiologist, microbiologist, neurobiologist, paleobiologist, pathobiologies, photobiologies, photobiologist, radiobiologist, sociobiologist. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)42 69 6F 6C 6F 67 69 73 74 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000010 01101001 01101111 01101100 01101111 01100111 01101001 01110011 01110100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)B i o l o g i s t |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0042 0069 006F 006C 006F 0067 0069 0073 0074 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)367581788173758586 |
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