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antibiosis

[ an-tee-bahy-oh-sis, an-tahy- ]

noun

Biology.
  1. an association between organisms that is injurious to one of them.


antibiosis

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noun

  1. an association between two organisms, esp microorganisms, that is harmful to one of them
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

antibiosis

/ ă²Ô′tŧ-²úÄ«-Å′²õÄ­²õ,ă²Ô′tÄ«- /

  1. An association between two or more organisms that is detrimental to at least one of them. Allelopathy (the production of chemicals by one plant species that inhibit the growth of another) is an example of antibiosis.
  2. The antagonistic association between an organism and the metabolic substances produced by another.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of antibiosis1

First recorded in 1895–1900; anti- + -biosis
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Example Sentences

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The warfare among the bugs* is called "antibiosis," and the chemical weapons of war are "antibiotics."

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