Antedating of "Biological"

[Fred Shapiro]

biological (OED 1859)

1847 _Dublin Review_ Mar. 34 (Periodicals Archive Online)  As soon as it
is taken up by the lacteals and brought within the influence of living
tissues, it begins to admit the operation of biological or physiological
laws.

Fred Shapiro


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