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-biosis

UK/baɪˈəʊsɪs/US/baɪˈoʊsɪs/

-biosis suffix: a specified way of living.

Suffix

-biosis

  1. A specified way of living.

Origin of -biosis

By back-formation from the earliest relevant terms such as symbiosis (which see).

Questions about -biosis

What does -biosis mean?
-biosis means a specified way of living.
What part of speech is -biosis?
-biosis is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -biosis?
-biosis is pronounced /baɪˈəʊsɪs/ (UK).

Words near -biosis in the dictionary

  1. -betasol
  2. -bie
  3. -bility
  4. -biont
  5. -biontic
  6. -biosis
  7. -biote
  8. -biotic
  9. -bital
  10. -blast
  11. -blastic

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