biosis
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-biosis — [bī ō′sis, bēō′sis] [ModL < Gr biōsis, way of life < bios: see BIO ] combining form forming nouns a (specified) way of living [symbiosis] … English World dictionary
biosis — clep·to·biosis; mixo·biosis; para·biosis; xeno·biosis; cryp·to·biosis; … English syllables
-biosis — ˌbīˈōsə̇s noun combining form (plural bioses) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek biōsis, from bioun to live (from bios mode of life) + ōsis osis : mode of life aerobiosis … Useful english dictionary
-biosis — noun combining form (plural bioses) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek biōsis, from bioun to live, from bios life more at quick mode of life < parabiosis > … New Collegiate Dictionary
biosis — n. [Gr. biosis, manner of life] 1. The condition of being alive. 2. The condition of a specific mode of life … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
-biosis — a combining form meaning mode of life, used in the formation of compound words: aerobiosis; parabiosis. [ < Gk bíosis, equiv. to bio , verbid s. of bioûn to live + sis SIS; cf. ANABIOSIS, SYMBIOSIS, on which subsequent coinages were prob.… … Universalium
-biosis — a word element meaning way of life , as in symbiosis. {combining form representing Greek biōsis} …
BIOSIS — Bioscience Information Service of Biological Abstracts … Acronyms
BIOSIS — Bioscience Information Service of Biological Abstracts … Acronyms von A bis Z
biosis — n. life, setting apart living organisms, life in a broad sense … English contemporary dictionary
