cryptobiosis
Kryptobiose
A state of life, entered by some organisms, in which all metabolic activity is…A state of life, entered by some organisms, in which all metabolic activity is temporarily halted
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A state of life, entered by some organisms, in which all metabolic activity is temporarily halted
Kryptobiose
a state in which an animal's metabolic activities come to a reversible standstill
Translations
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state of life:
Origin
From crypto- + -biosis.From crypto- + -biosis.
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedcryptobiotic
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable