"electrobiology" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: electro- + biology Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|electro|biology}} electro- + biology Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} electrobiology (uncountable)
  1. (physics, biology) The study of the production and use of electricity by biological organisms. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Biology, Physics Translations (study of the production of electricity by organisms): 电生物学 (Chinese Mandarin), sähköbiologia (Finnish), électrobiologie (French), elettrobiologia [feminine] (Italian), електробиоло́гија (elektrobiológija) [feminine] (Macedonian), eletrobiologia [feminine] (Portuguese), electrobiologie (Romanian), dagihaynayan (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-electrobiology-en-noun-0GAsFgCM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with electro- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with electro-: 50 50 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics Disambiguation of 'study of the production of electricity by organisms': 90 10
  2. (obsolete) A theory of animal magnetism according to which the actions, feelings, etc. of a person are controlled by the will of the operator. Tags: obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-electrobiology-en-noun-SCq0X-wt Categories (other): English terms prefixed with electro- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with electro-: 50 50

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