abiotic
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abiotic (not comparable)
- Nonliving, inanimate, characterised by the absence of life; of inorganic matter. [Mid 20th century.][1]
- Tending to inhibit or destroy life; antibiotic; incompatible with life. [Mid 20th century.][1]
Translations [edit]
Nonliving
Of inorganic matter
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References [edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 2003 [1933], Brown, Lesley editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, edition 5th, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7, page 4:
