"bioessentialist" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more bioessentialist [comparative], most bioessentialist [superlative]
Etymology: From bio- + essentialist. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|bio|essentialist}} bio- + essentialist Head templates: {{en-adj}} bioessentialist (comparative more bioessentialist, superlative most bioessentialist)
  1. Espousing, characteristic of, or related to bioessentialism.
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