astrobiology

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌæstrəʊbaɪˈɒlədʒɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(as′trō bī ol′ə jē)


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as•tro•bi•ol•o•gy  (as′trō bī ol′ə jē),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Astronomy(not in technical use) exobiology.
  • 1950–55; astro- + biology
as•tro•bi•o•log•i•cal  (as′trō bi′ə loj′i kəl),USA pronunciation adj. 
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astrobiology / ˌæstrəʊbaɪˈɒlədʒɪ/
  1. the branch of biology that investigates the possibility of life elsewhere in the universe
'astrobiology' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
exobiology

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