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anhydrobiosis

anhydrobiosis noun: a form of cryptobiosis that occurs in situations of extreme desiccation.

Noun

anhydrobiosis (uncountable)

  1. A form of cryptobiosis that occurs in situations of extreme desiccation.

Origin of anhydrobiosis

From an- + hydro- + -biosis.

Questions about anhydrobiosis

What does anhydrobiosis mean?
Anhydrobiosis means a form of cryptobiosis that occurs in situations of extreme desiccation.
What part of speech is anhydrobiosis?
Anhydrobiosis is a noun.

Words near anhydrobiosis in the dictionary

  1. anhydro sugar
  2. anhydro sugars
  3. anhydro-
  4. anhydrobiont
  5. anhydrobionts
  6. anhydrobiosis
  7. anhydrobiote
  8. anhydrobiotes
  9. anhydrobiotic
  10. anhydrocinnzeylanol
  11. anhydrodigitalin

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