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biotic

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/baɪˈɒtɪk/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bī ot′ik)

bi•ot•ic (bī ot′ik),USA pronunciation adj.

pertaining to life.

Also, bi•ot′i•cal.

Greek biōtikós of, pertaining to life, equivalent. to biō-, verbid stem of bioûn to live + -tikos -tic
1590–1600

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biotic /baɪˈɒtɪk/ adj

of or relating to living organisms

Etymology: 17th Century: from Greek biotikos, from bios life

'biotic' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

-biosis - probiotic - abiotic - amphibiotic - antibiotic - biome - biotic potential - biotope - codominant - endobiotic - epibiotic - gnotobiote - influent - macrobiotic - photobiotic - xenobiotic

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