abiosis

Meaning

1. The absence of life.
2. The temporary cessation of biological processes.
3. Necrosis, especially that which occurs at the single cell level.

Synonyms

abiotic factor

Translations

abiose

abiotische Umweltfaktor

facteur écologique

fattori ambientali

abiosi

abiose

abiotische factor

abiose

abiosis

Abiose

abiótico

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌeɪ.baɪˈoʊ.sɪs/

Etymology

From a- + bio- + -osis; from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not, without, opposite of”), βίος (bíos, “life”), and -ωσις (-ōsis, “action, process, condition”).