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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 associated 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 associated 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 factor

  a nonliving condition or thing, as climate or habitat, that influences or affects an ecosystem and the organisms in it: Abiotic factors can determine which species of organisms will survive in a given environment. noun pertaining to any non-biological factors that play a role in an organism’s environment; non-living environmental factors Examples A forest fire […]

• 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 associated 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.

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