abiotic
adj/ˌeɪ.baɪˈɑt.ɪk/US
Etymology
First attested in 1874. From a- + biotic, the first element from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-) and the second from Ancient Greek βιωτικός (biōtikós, “of life”), from βίος (bíos, “life”) + -ῐκός (-ĭkós).
- borrowed from ἀ-
Definitions
Nonliving, inanimate, characterised by the absence of life
Nonliving, inanimate, characterised by the absence of life; of inorganic matter.
- Near-synonyms: nonbiological, nonbiologic
Tending to inhibit or destroy life
Tending to inhibit or destroy life; antibiotic; incompatible with life.
Any such material
The neighborhood
- neighborabiogenesis
- neighborabiogenetic
- neighborabiogenic
- neighborabiosis
- neighborantibiosis
- neighborantibiotic
- neighborgnotobiotic
- neighborxenobiotic
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for abiotic. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA