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Abioses

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• Abiosis

  the absence or lack of life; a nonviable state. noun absence of life abiosis a·bi·o·sis (ā’bī-ō’sĭs) n. absence of life. see abiotrophy. a’bi·ot’ic (-ŏt’ĭk) adj. abiotic (ā’bī-ŏt’ĭk) not -ssociated with or derived from living organisms. abiotic factors in an environment include such items as sunlight, temperature, wind patterns, and precipitation. compare biotic. abiosis noun (ā’bī-ō’sĭs)

• Abiotic

  of or characterized by the absence of life or living organisms. adj. “without life,” 1870, from a- (3) + biotic. abiotic (ā’bī-ŏt’ĭk) not -ssociated with or derived from living organisms. abiotic factors in an environment include such items as sunlight, temperature, wind patterns, and precipitation. compare biotic. abiosis noun (ā’bī-ō’sĭs)

• Abiotically

  of or characterized by the absence of life or living organisms. adj. “without life,” 1870, from a- (3) + biotic. abiotic (ā’bī-ŏt’ĭk) not -ssociated with or derived from living organisms. abiotic factors in an environment include such items as sunlight, temperature, wind patterns, and precipitation. compare biotic. abiosis noun (ā’bī-ō’sĭs)

• Abiotrophy

  the loss of vitality in or the degeneration of certain cells or tissues, as in the aging process. noun the progressive degeneration of tissues, cells, etc abiotrophy a·bi·ot·ro·phy (ā’bī-ŏt’rə-fē) n. premature loss of vitality or degeneration of cells or tissues, especially when due to genetic causes. a hereditary degenerative disease. also called abiosis.

• Abirritant

  a soothing medication. relieving or lessening irritation; soothing. adjective relieving irritation noun any drug or agent that relieves irritation abirritant ab·ir·ri·tant (āb-ĭr’ĭ-tənt) adj. relieving irritation; soothing. ab·ir’ri·tant n.

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