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Definition of Abiotic
1. Adjective. Nonliving, inanimate, characterised by the absence of life; of inorganic matter. ¹
2. Adjective. tending to inhibit or destroy life; antibiotic. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Abiotic
1. abiosis [adj] - See also: abiosis
Medical Definition of Abiotic
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Abiotic
Literary usage of Abiotic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Biological Control of Insects and Mites: An Introduction to Beneficial by Daniel L. Mahr, Nino M. Ridgway (1993)
"abiotic NATURAL CONTROLS Many aspects of the physical environment exert a regulatory
... These abiotic factors include weather, topography, geography, ..."
2. Exploring Organic Environments in the Solar System by National Research Council (U.S.) (2007)
"CRITERIA FOR DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN BIOTIC AND abiotic COMPOUNDS The chemistry
of carbon leads to extraordinary variations in the structures of organic ..."
3. The Quantitative Method in Biology by Julius MacLeod (1919)
"The abiotic chemical properties follow the ordinary rule. We know, for instance,
that the composition of opium and many other animal and vegetable chemical ..."
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