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ECOLOGIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ecologic mean? 

ECOLOGIC (adjective)
  The adjective ECOLOGIC has 2 senses:

1. characterized by the interdependence of living organisms in an environmentplay

2. of or relating to the science of ecologyplay

  Familiarity information: ECOLOGIC used as an adjective is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ECOLOGIC (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Characterized by the interdependence of living organisms in an environment

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

ecologic; ecological

Context example:

an ecological disaster

Pertainym:

ecology (the environment as it relates to living organisms)

Derivation:

ecology (the environment as it relates to living organisms)


Sense 2

Meaning:

Of or relating to the science of ecology

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

bionomic; bionomical; ecologic; ecological

Context example:

ecological research

Domain category:

biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)

Pertainym:

ecology (the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment)

Derivation:

ecology (the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment)


 Context examples 


The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program conducts ecologic studies to collect information on cancer rates over time in certain parts of the United States.

(Ecologic study, NCI Dictionary)

Ecologic, natural history, or descriptive studies.

(Genetics (Treatment) Level of Evidence: 4, NCI Dictionary)

Also called ecologic study.

(Ecological study, NCI Dictionary)



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