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-biosis
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biosis
English
Etymology
By back-formation from the earliest relevant terms such as en symbiosis (which see).
Pronunciation
en /baɪˈəʊsɪs/ /biˈəʊsɪs/ RP
en /baɪˈoʊsɪs/ /biˈoʊsɪs/ GA,CA
en /bɑeˈəʉsɪs/ /biˈəʉsɪs/ AU
en [bɑeˈɐʉsəs] /biˈɐʉsəs/ NZ
Suffix
en biology A specified way of living.
Derived terms
en
Related terms
en biosis
Translations
German: de -biose f
Polish: pl -bioza f
Spanish: es -biosis f
Spanish
Suffix
f
-biosis
Derived terms
es