English Explanatory Dictionary

biotic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of, pertaining to, or produced by life or living organisms.
  2. Misspelling of biontic.
noun
  1. A nutritional substance that improves the health of gastrointestinal microorganisms, especially one that occurs naturally.
  2. A simple organic organism that is more complex than an organic molecule but simpler than a plant or animal.

Pronunciation

/baɪˈɒt.ɪk/ /baɪˈɑ.tɪk/ en-us-biotic.ogg en-au-biotic.ogg

Word forms

biotic biotics

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βιωτικός (biōtikós, “of life”), from βίος (bíos, “life”). Equivalent to bio- + -otic.

Synonyms

biogenic biologic living organic

Antonyms

abiotic

Related words

biology

Derived words

abiotic amphibiotic anthropobiotic antibiotic biotically bioticity contrabiotic epibiotic eubiotic eurybiotic exobiotic geobiotic halobiotic heterobiotic hypobiotic immunobiotic limnobiotic microbiotic mycobiotic neobiotic oxybiotic pathobiotic pharmabiotic photobiotic phytobiotic postbiotic prebiotic probiotic psychobiotic stygobiotic synbiotic thiobiotic xenobiotic zoobiotic
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