Non-symbiotic


[sim-bee-ot-ik, -bahy-] /ˌsɪm biˈɒt ɪk, -baɪ-/

adjective
1.
living in , or having an interdependent relationship:
Many people feel the relationship between humans and dogs is symbiotic.
adj.

1882, in biology, from symbiosis. Of human activities, from 1951.

symbiotic sym·bi·ot·ic (sĭm’bē-ŏt’ĭk, -bī-)
adj.
Of, resembling, or relating to symbiosis.

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