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Noun: astrobiology  ,as-trow-bI'ó-lu-jee
  1. The branch of biology concerned with the effects of outer space on living organisms and the search for extraterrestrial life
    "astrobiology explores the possibility of life on other planets";
    - exobiology, space biology

Derived forms: astrobiologies

Type of: biological science, biology

Encyclopedia: Astrobiology