abiosis

abiosis

English

Etymology

From a-, from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-) + bios, from Ancient Greek βίος (bíos, “life”) + -ωσις (-ōsis, “(verbal noun ending)”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /eɪ.biˈoʊ.sɪs/
• Rhymes: -əʊsɪs

Noun

abiosis (uncountable)

1. The absence of life.

Synonyms

• abiotrophy

Translations

absence of life

Dutch: abiose m Portuguese: abiose (pt) f

Russian: абиоз (ru) m (abioz)

References

• Thomas, Clayton L., editor (1940) Taber's Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 5th edition, Philadelphia, PA: F. A. Davis Company, published 1993, →ISBN, page 6