abiosis
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abiosis
- /ˌeɪ.baɪˈoʊ.sɪs/ US
- /ˌæb.iˈoʊ.sɪs/ US
Rhymes with -əʊsɪs
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From abio- + -osis; from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not, without, opposite of”), βίος (bíos, “life”), and -ωσις (-ōsis, “action, process, condition”).
noun abioses
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The absence of life.
In fact, more than just the total elimination of bacteria by filtration, the aim should also be stabilization by abiosis (page 119), with the implication of reducing the contaminating cell load as much as possible.
Similar: sterility
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The temporary cessation of biological processes.
The symptoms of intoxication may differ in both cases considerably, e.g. they may be attended by deep unconsciousness and abiosis, and also by violent convulsions.
Similar: suspended animation, cryptobiosis
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Necrosis, especially that which occurs at the single cell level.
Finally, here is an example of hereditary defect at the outset in some tissue or group of tissues, which may be compared in its ultimate nature with the human jerry-buildings or so-called abioses such as Friedreich's syndrome, achondroplasia, or the muscular dystrophies.
Similar: abiotrophy
Opposite: biosis
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noun
Opposite: biosis
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Talk about this word "abiosis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/abiosis. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. abiosis. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/abiosis "abiosis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/abiosis.Cite this
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title = {abiosis},
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