antibiosis
An association between organisms that is detrimental to one or more of themAn 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.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)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.
Antibiose
an association between organisms that is harmful to one of them or between organisms and a metabolic product of another
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
plural: antibioses| Singular | antibiosis |
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irregular
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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