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inorganic

Not consisting of or derived from living matter; relating to substances that are not produced by living organisms, especially in chemistry.

Adjective biological_type Level 1050
refractive

Relating specifically to the refraction of light by the eye or to the optical power of the eye and its corrective lenses.

Adjective biological_type Level 1050
innate

Existing in a person or thing from birth or from the beginning, rather than acquired through experience or learning.

Adjective biological_type Level 1060
fricative

Produced by forcing air through a narrow passage so that friction is created; relating to fricative consonants or their articulation.

Adjective biological_type Level 1110
glottal

Relating to or produced by the glottis, the opening between the vocal folds.

Adjective biological_type Level 1110
labial

Produced with the lips, especially a speech sound articulated by bringing the lips together or toward the teeth.

Adjective biological_type Level 1110
palatal

Produced by placing the tongue against or near the hard palate, as in certain speech sounds.

Adjective biological_type Level 1110
phonemic

Relating to phonemes or to the way speech sounds function as contrastive units in a particular language.

Adjective biological_type Level 1110
phonetic

Relating to the sounds of human speech, especially their production, transmission, or perception.

Adjective biological_type Level 1110
plosive

Produced by completely blocking and then suddenly releasing the airflow in the vocal tract.

Adjective biological_type Level 1110
rhotic

Relating to or characterized by the pronunciation of the sound /r/, especially the pronunciation of /r/ after a vowel, as in American English and many...

Adjective biological_type Level 1110
sibilant

Produced with a hissing sound, especially describing a speech sound made by directing air through a narrow passage in the mouth.

Adjective biological_type Level 1110
sonorant

Of or relating to speech sounds produced with relatively unobstructed airflow and prominent resonance.

Adjective biological_type Level 1110
velar

Relating to or produced with the back part of the tongue raised against or near the soft palate.

Adjective biological_type Level 1110
all-female

Consisting entirely of females or women; involving only female members or participants.

Adjective biological_type Level 1120
cold-blooded

Having a body temperature that varies with the surrounding environment; ectothermic.

Adjective biological_type Level 1120
egg-laying

Producing and depositing eggs, especially as a way of reproducing.

Adjective biological_type Level 1120
free-living

Living independently in the natural environment rather than as a parasite, symbiont, or organism maintained by humans.

Adjective biological_type Level 1120
left-handed

Using the left hand more skillfully or habitually than the right hand.

Adjective biological_type Level 1120
multi-ethnic

Including or involving people from two or more different ethnic groups.

Adjective biological_type Level 1120
non-human

Not human; relating to or characteristic of an animal, machine, artificial intelligence, or other entity that is not a person.

Adjective biological_type Level 1120
same-sex

Involving, relating to, or occurring between people of the same sex.

Adjective biological_type Level 1120
same-sex

Involving sexual or romantic relationships between people of the same sex.

Adjective biological_type Level 1120
self-taught

Having learned a subject or skill independently, without formal instruction from a teacher or educational institution.

Adjective biological_type Level 1120
single-celled

Consisting of or having only one cell, especially referring to an organism whose entire body is made up of a single cell.

Adjective biological_type Level 1120
well-educated

Having received a good, broad, or advanced education.

Adjective biological_type Level 1120
white-tailed

Designating a species or type of animal whose tail is white or has a distinctive white underside or tip.

Adjective biological_type Level 1120