antibiosis

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

antisepsis

resistance mechanisms

defense mechanisms

animal defense reactions

antixenosis

defence mechanisms

defense response

plant defense reactions

Translations

Antibiose

antibiosis

antibiose

antibiose

Abwehrreaktion in der Pflanze

antixénose

Abwehrreaktion Im Tier

mécanisme de défense

Abwehrantwort

Resistenzmechanismus

mécanisme de résistance

réaction de défense des animaux

réaction de défense des plantes

Antixenose

Etymology

From anti- + -biosis.