English Explanatory Dictionary

antibiosis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An association between organisms that is detrimental (harmful) to one or more of them; especially that due to a metabolic substance produced by one of them.

Word forms

antibiosis antibioses

Etymology

From anti- + -biosis.

Related words

abiosis antibiotic
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