Definition of Biont

1. Noun. A discrete unit of living matter.

Generic synonyms: Animate Thing, Living Thing

Definition of Biont

1. a living organism [n -S] : BIONTIC [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Biont

bioneer
bioneers
bionic
bionic man
bionic woman
bionically
bionics
bionomic
bionomical
bionomics
bionomies
bionomist
bionomists
bionomy
bions
biont (current term)
biontic
bionts
bionucleonics
biooncology
bioorganic
bioorganism
bioorganisms
bioorganometallic
bioorthogonal
biopack
biopatent
biopatents
biopathology
biopelagic

Literary usage of Biont

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1904)
"... one with and one without the fungus sym- biont. Of these the with-fungus race is the slightly more vigorous. Present knowledge points to the probability ..."

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