Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

antibiosis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: an-tibio-sis
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- English -biosis English antibiosis From anti- + -biosis.

Usage

Inflected Forms

antibioses (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

abiosis antibiotic

Questions

What does antibiosis mean?: 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.
Where does antibiosis come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- English -biosis English antibiosis From anti- + -biosis.

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