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antibiosis
[ an-tee-bahy-oh-sis, an-tahy- ]
noun
Biology.
- an association between organisms that is injurious to one of them.
antibiosis
/ ˌæԳɪɪˈəʊɪ /
noun
- an association between two organisms, esp microorganisms, that is harmful to one of them
antibiosis
/ ă′tŧ-ī-ō′ĭ,ă′tī- /
- 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.
- The antagonistic association between an organism and the metabolic substances produced by another.
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of antibiosis1
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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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