biol

biol — abbreviation

1. a written shortening used in lists, references, and academic citations to stand

1.縮寫C1
釋義

a written shortening used in lists, references, and academic citations to stand for the words biology, biological, biologic, or biologist.

例句

Imani highlighted 'Biol. 101' on her timetable as her first class on Monday morning.

course-code shortening: Biol. 101

The journal title was abbreviated to 'J. Mol. Biol.' on the reference list.

journal-title shortening in citations

同義詞
  • bio

    much more common in everyday writing and speech for biology as a school subject

  • biology

    the full word; use this in any spoken or general written context

用法筆記

Almost never spoken aloud — readers expand it back to the full word in speech. Most often appears with a period ('Biol.') in journal titles, course codes, and department names; the period is sometimes dropped in informal labels.

常見錯誤

❌I have a biol at three o'clock.
✅I have biology at three o'clock.
💡the abbreviation belongs in writing only; say the full word when speaking.
❌She is a biol at the museum.
✅She is a biologist at the museum.
💡for a person, write out 'biologist' rather than the shortening.