biologia molecular
Portuguese
Etymology
Literally, “molecular biology”.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /bi.o.loˈʒi.ɐ mo.le.kuˈlaʁ/ [bɪ.o.loˈʒi.ɐ mo.le.kuˈlah], (faster pronunciation) /bjo.loˈʒi.ɐ mo.le.kuˈlaʁ/ [bjo.loˈʒi.ɐ mo.le.kuˈlah]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /bi.o.loˈʒi.ɐ mo.le.kuˈlaɾ/ [bɪ.o.loˈʒi.ɐ mo.le.kuˈlaɾ], (faster pronunciation) /bjo.loˈʒi.ɐ mo.le.kuˈlaɾ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /bi.o.loˈʒi.ɐ mo.le.kuˈlaʁ/ [bɪ.o.loˈʒi.ɐ mo.le.kuˈlaχ], (faster pronunciation) /bjo.loˈʒi.ɐ mo.le.kuˈlaʁ/ [bjo.loˈʒi.ɐ mo.le.kuˈlaχ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /bi.o.loˈʒi.a mo.le.kuˈlaɻ/ [bɪ.o.loˈʒi.a mo.le.kuˈlaɻ], (faster pronunciation) /bjo.loˈʒi.a mo.le.kuˈlaɻ/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /bi.u.luˈʒi.ɐ mu.lɨ.kuˈlaɾ/, (faster pronunciation) /bju.luˈʒi.ɐ mu.lɨ.kuˈlaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /bi.u.luˈʒi.ɐ mu.lɨ.kuˈla.ɾi/, (faster pronunciation) /bju.luˈʒi.ɐ mu.lɨ.kuˈla.ɾi/
Noun
biologia molecular f (uncountable)
- (biochemistry, biology) molecular biology (study of the functional properties, structure, degradation and synthesis of constituent molecules of living beings)
Further reading
- “biologia”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025