| PROBIOTIC | • probiotic n. (Bacteriology) A food or dietary supplement, such as a yogurt, containing live bacteria for therapeutic reasons. • probiotic adj. (Ecology) Of, or relating to probiosis; ecologic facilitation. • probiotic adj. Describing any dietary supplement that contains live bacteria for therapeutic purposes. |
| ZOOBIOTIC | • ZOOBIOTIC adj. parasitic on, or living in association with, an animal. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| HALOBIOTIC | • halobiotic adj. (Ecology) That lives in the sea or salt water. • HALOBIOTIC adj. living in the sea, also HALOBIONTIC. |
| PROBIOTICS | • probiotics n. Plural of probiotic. • PROBIOTIC n. a harmless bacterium that helps to protect the body from harmful bacteria. |
| 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. |
| GNOTOBIOTIC | • gnotobiotic adj. Pertaining to gnotobiotics. • GNOTOBIOTIC adj. relating to gnotobiotics, the study of organisms in germfree conditions. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| XENOBIOTICS | • xenobiotics n. Plural of xenobiotic. • XENOBIOTIC n. a xenobiotic substance or item. |
| ANAEROBIOTIC | • anaerobiotic adj. (Anatomy) Resembling or relating to anaerobes. • ANAEROBIOTIC adj. living in the absence of free oxygen, also ANAEROBIC. |
| GNOTOBIOTICS | • gnotobiotics n. The science involved with maintaining a microbiologically controlled environment. • GNOTOBIOTICS n. the study of organisms living in germfree conditions or when inoculated with known microorganisms. |
| MACROBIOTICS | • macrobiotics n. The art of prolonging life. • MACROBIOTICS n. the art or science of prolonging life; a cult partly concerned with diet, foods regarded as pure being vegetable substances grown and prepared without chemicals or processing. |
| TROPHOBIOTIC | • trophobiotic adj. Of or pertaining to trophobiosis. • TROPHOBIOTIC adj. relating to trophobiosis, mutual exchange of nutriment in symbiosis. |
| AEROBIOTICALLY | • aerobiotically adv. By means of aerobiosis. • AEROBIOTIC adv. related to, or of the nature of, aerobes; as, aerobiotic plants, which live only when supplied with free oxygen. |
| GNOTOBIOTICALLY | • gnotobiotically adv. In terms of, or by means of, gnotobiotics. • GNOTOBIOTIC adv. relating to gnotobiotics, the study of organisms in germfree conditions. |