| ABIOTROPHY | • abiotrophy n. (Medicine) Premature degeneration of cells or tissues, especially with genetic causes; loss of function… • ABIOTROPHY n. bodily or mental loss of function or degeneration for reasons unknown. |
| AEROBIOTIC | • aerobiotic adj. Of or pertaining to aerobiosis. • AEROBIOTIC adj. related to, or of the nature of, aerobes; as, aerobiotic plants, which live only when supplied with free oxygen. |
| ANTIBIOTIC | • antibiotic n. (Pharmacology) Any substance that can destroy or inhibit the growth of bacteria and similar microorganisms… • antibiotic adj. (Pharmacology) Of or relating to antibiotics. • antibiotic adj. (Obsolete) Of or relating to the theory that extraterrestrial life does not exist. |
| BIOTERRORS | • BIOTERROR n. use of biological weapons by terrorists. |
| BIOTICALLY | • biotically adv. In a biotic manner. • BIOTICAL adv. relating to living organisms, also BIOTIC. |
| ENDOBIOTIC | • endobiotic adj. (Of a parasite or symbiont) living within the tissues of a host. • endobiotic adj. (Medicine) Originating within an organ or biological system. • endobiotic n. (Medicine) An endogenous substance that influences the functioning of an organ or biological process. |
| GNOTOBIOTE | • gnotobiote n. Alternative form of gnotobiont. • GNOTOBIOTE n. a germfree animal. |
| HALOBIOTIC | • halobiotic adj. (Ecology) That lives in the sea or salt water. • HALOBIOTIC adj. living in the sea, also HALOBIONTIC. |
| MACROBIOTA | • macrobiota n. (Biology) The macroscopic flora and fauna of a region. • MACROBIOTA n. the larger organisms in the soil collectively. |
| MACROBIOTE | • macrobiote n. (Rare) One who lives for a long time. • MACROBIOTE n. a long-lived organism. |
| MICROBIOTA | • microbiota n. The microbial community that inhabits a multi-cellular organism, whether the entire organism or a specific… • Microbiota prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Cupressaceae – an evergreen shrub from eastern Russia. • MICROBIOTA n. the smallest soil organisms collectively. |
| PARABIOTIC | • parabiotic adj. Relating to parabiosis. • PARABIOTIC adj. relating to parabiosis. |
| PREBIOTICS | • prebiotics n. Plural of prebiotic. • PREBIOTIC n. a natural substances in some foods that encourage the growth of healthy bacteria in the gut. |
| PROBIOTICS | • probiotics n. Plural of probiotic. • PROBIOTIC n. a harmless bacterium that helps to protect the body from harmful bacteria. |
| SYNBIOTICS | • synbiotics n. Plural of synbiotic. • SYNBIOTIC n. a substance that contains a probiotic and a prebiotic that supports it. |
| TIBIOTARSI | • tibiotarsi n. Plural of tibiotarsus. • TIBIOTARSUS n. in birds, a bone formed by the fusion of the tibia and some of the tarsals. |
| XENOBIOTIC | • xenobiotic adj. Of or pertaining to xenobiosis. • xenobiotic adj. (Biology) Relating to a substance foreign to the body or ecological system. • xenobiotic n. (Biology) Any foreign compound not produced by an organism’s metabolism. |