| ABIOTICALLY | • abiotically adv. In an abiotic manner; in the absence of life. • ABIOTIC adv. devoid of or inimical to life. |
| ABIOTROPHIC | • abiotrophic adj. (Medicine) Relating to or involving abiotrophy; relating to or involving the functional loss of an organ… • ABIOTROPHIC adj. relating to abiotrophy, bodily or mental loss of function or degeneration for reasons unknown. |
| AMPHIBIOTIC | • amphibiotic adj. Describing insects that initially live in water but live on land as adults. • AMPHIBIOTIC adj. having an aquatic larval form and a terrestrial adult form, as amphibians. |
| ANTIBIOTICS | • antibiotics n. Plural of antibiotic. • ANTIBIOTIC n. a substance derived from a microorganism and able in dilute solution to inhibit or kill another microorganism. |
| BIOTURBATED | • bioturbated adj. Mixed by bioturbation. |
| GNOTOBIOTES | • gnotobiotes n. Plural of gnotobiote. • GNOTOBIOTE n. a germfree animal. |
| GNOTOBIOTIC | • gnotobiotic adj. Pertaining to gnotobiotics. • GNOTOBIOTIC adj. relating to gnotobiotics, the study of organisms in germfree conditions. |
| MACROBIOTAS | • macrobiotas n. Plural of macrobiota. • MACROBIOTA n. the larger organisms in the soil collectively. |
| MACROBIOTES | • macrobiotes n. Plural of macrobiote. • MACROBIOTE n. a long-lived organism. |
| MACROBIOTIC | • macrobiotic adj. Of a lifestyle incorporating a dietary regimen including locally grown, seasonal, natural foods, or… • macrobiotic adj. Long-lived. • MACROBIOTIC adj. promoting longevity. |
| MICROBIOTAS | • microbiotas n. Plural of microbiota. • MICROBIOTA n. the smallest soil organisms collectively. |
| MICROBIOTIC | • microbiotic adj. Relating to microbiota. |
| NECROBIOTIC | • necrobiotic adj. Relating to necrobiosis. • NECROBIOTIC adj. relating to necrobiosis. |
| SAPROBIOTIC | • saprobiotic adj. (Biology) Relating to saprobes, or to saprobiosis. • SAPROBIOTIC adj. feeding on dead or decaying plants or animals. |
| SYMBIOTICAL | • SYMBIOTICAL adj. relating to symbiosis, also SYMBIOTIC. |
| TIBIOTARSUS | • tibiotarsus n. (Anatomy) The large bone between the femur and tarsometatarsus in the leg of a bird, formed by the union… • TIBIOTARSUS n. in birds, a bone formed by the fusion of the tibia and some of the tarsals. |
| XENOBIOTICS | • xenobiotics n. Plural of xenobiotic. • XENOBIOTIC n. a xenobiotic substance or item. |