biotic

UK/baɪˈɒt.ɪk//baɪˈɑ.tɪk/

biotic adjective: of, pertaining to, or produced by life or living organisms. Also the misspelling of biontic.

Adjective

biotic (not comparable)

Of, pertaining to, or produced by life or living organisms.
- This study and others at Bolinas Lagoon show that a number of variables, both biotic and abiotic, influence individual, local and regional distribution patterns of Dunlin.1994, Nils D. Warnock, Biotic and Abiotic Factors Affecting the Distribution and Abundance of a Wintering Population of Dunlin, page 141
Synonyms:

biogenic, biologic, living, organic

Noun

biotic (plural biotics)

A nutritional substance that improves the health of gastrointestinal microorganisms, especially one that occurs naturally.
- This is done by manipulating the microflora that reside within the GIT of all living things and this is the point at which all the "biotics" come into play.2008 March 1, Linnet Crow Peter Johnson, “The benefits of biotics”, in The Dairy Mail
- Thus, there is a principal difference between biotics and synthetic compounds. Biotics possess a number of structural and functional properties that allow them to enter biological molecular structures without too much difficulty and to function with high activity in the composition of these...2018, E A. Parfenov, Biotic Type Antioxidants, page 2
A simple organic organism that is more complex than an organic molecule but simpler than a plant or animal.
- The biotics constitute an extensive group of organic materials that are simple, living microorganisms and cannot be expressed as chemical formulas.1963, George Stuart Brady, Materials Handbook, page 880
- The absence of fusulinids in the Manzanita despite the presence of biotics of similar size suggests that there was not indiscriminate transport of biotics from the shelf.1983, Bret D. Hampton, Carbonate Sedimentology of the Manzanita Member of the Cherry Canyon Formation (Middle Guadalupian, Permian), Guadalupe Mountains, West Texas, page 98

Also used as

biotic is also the misspelling of biontic.

biotic meaning in Arabic

biotic in Arabic

of, pertaining to, or produced by life or living organisms: حَيَوِيّ ḥayawiyy

Examples of biotic in a sentence

Thus, there is a principal difference between biotics and synthetic compounds.2018, E A. Parfenov, Biotic Type Antioxidants, page 2:
You can't buy elevated biotics packaged up in bottles at the store, and you can't even find them in fermented foods.2018, Anthony William, Medical Medium Liver Rescue:
We conducted a meta-analysis to assess the therapeutic benefits of biotics in CKD.2022 January, Jing Liu, Jian Yong Zhong, Hai Chun Yang, Dong Qin Wang, Ying Zhang, Yu Meng Yang, Guo Lan Xing, Valentina Kon, “Biotic...
The indicative references cited in this chapter clearly illustrate the critical contribution of these biotics to the general health and well-being of cultured organism.2022, Sanjay Kumar Gupta, Sib Sankar Giri, Biotechnological Advances in Aquaculture Health Management, page 259:

All 22 example sentences with biotic

Synonyms of biotic

Antonyms

abiotic

Forms of biotic

plural	biotics

Origin of biotic

From Ancient Greek βιωτικός (biōtikós, “of life”), from βίος (bíos, “life”). Equivalent to bio- + -otic.

Words formed from biotic

Words that rhyme with biotic

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Questions about biotic

What does biotic mean?: Biotic means of, pertaining to, or produced by life or living organisms.
What is biotic in Arabic?: Biotic in Arabic is حَيَوِيّ (ḥayawiyy). See Biotic meaning in Arabic.
How do you use biotic in a sentence?: Thus, there is a principal difference between biotics and synthetic compounds.
What part of speech is biotic?: Biotic can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce biotic?: Biotic is pronounced /baɪˈɒt.ɪk/ (UK).

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