-biotic
/baɪˈɒ.tɪk/
-biotic suffix: used to form adjectives describing a method of living.
Suffix
-biotic
- Used to form adjectives describing a method of living.
- Used to form nouns describing organisms having a specified method of living.
Origin of -biotic
From Ancient Greek βιωτικός (biōtikós, “of life”), from βίος (bíos, “life”).
Words formed from -biotic
- anabiotic
- anthropobiotic
- chronobiotic
- halobiotic
- kleptobiotic
- lestobiotic
- limnobiotic
- lithobiotic
- parasymbiotic
- saprobiotic
- zoobiotic
Questions about -biotic
- What does -biotic mean?
- -biotic means used to form adjectives describing a method of living.
- What part of speech is -biotic?
- -biotic is a suffix.
- How do you pronounce -biotic?
- -biotic is pronounced /baɪˈɒ.tɪk/.
Words near -biotic in the dictionary
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