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an·ti·bi·o·sis
 antibiosis
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- pronunciation:
- aen
ti
baI
o
sihs
- features:
- Word Parts
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noun |
| definition: |
a relationship between two organisms that harms one of them. (Cf. symbiosis.)
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The word antibiosis
contains the following parts:
anti-
Latin and Greek
prefix
that means against, opposed
  Example words:
antibacterial, antibiosis, anticlimactic, anticlimax, anticrime, antinuclear, antipathy, antipyretic, antislavery, antisocial, antiwar
bio, bi, -be
Greek
root
that means life, living, living things
Example words:
abiogenesis, abiotic, aerobatics, aerobe, aerobic, aerobics, aerobiology, agrobiology, amphibian, amphibious, anabiosis, anaerobe, anaerobic, antibiosis, autobiography, bioastronautics, biochemistry, biocide, biodegradable, bioengineering, biofeedback, biogeography, biography, biohazard, biological, biology, bioluminescence, biomass, biomedicine, biometrics, bionics, biophysics, biopsy, biorhythm, biosphere, biotic, biotin, exobiology, macrobiotics, microbe, microbiology, molecular biology, parabiosis, psychobiology, radiobiology, sociobiology, symbiosis
-osis
Greek
noun-forming suffix
that means condition (usually medical)
More about this word part:
The suffix -osis
attaches to Greek roots. Many nouns ending in "-osis
" have a corresponding adjective form ending in -otic (neurosis
: neurotic).
Example words:
antibiosis, arteriosclerosis, autohypnosis, chlorosis, cyanosis, dermatosis, fibrosis, hypnosis, necrosis, neurosis, osteoporosis, psychosis, sclerosis, symbiosis, thrombosis, trichinosis, tuberculosis, zoonosis
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