cryptobiosis
English
Etymology
crypto- + -biosis
Noun
cryptobiosis (uncountable)
- (biology) A state of life, entered by some organisms, in which all metabolic activity is temporarily halted
Hyponyms
- anhydrobiosis
- anoxybiosis
- chemobiosis
- cryobiosis
- osmobiosis
Related terms
- cryptobiotic
Translations
state of life
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