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cryptobiosis

cryptobiosis noun: a state of life, entered by some organisms, in which all metabolic activity is temporarily halted.

Noun

cryptobiosis (uncountable)

  1. A state of life, entered by some organisms, in which all metabolic activity is temporarily halted

cryptobiosis meaning in Persian

cryptobiosis in Persian

state of life
نهانزیوی nahân-zivi

Origin of cryptobiosis

From crypto- + -biosis.

Questions about cryptobiosis

What does cryptobiosis mean?
Cryptobiosis means a state of life, entered by some organisms, in which all metabolic activity is temporarily halted.
What is cryptobiosis in Persian?
Cryptobiosis in Persian is نهانزیوی (nahân-zivi). See Cryptobiosis meaning in Persian.
What part of speech is cryptobiosis?
Cryptobiosis is a noun.

Words near cryptobiosis in the dictionary

  1. cryptobenthic
  2. cryptobillionaire
  3. cryptobillionaires
  4. cryptobiont
  5. cryptobionts
  6. cryptobiosis
  7. cryptobiotic
  8. cryptobioturbation
  9. cryptoblast
  10. cryptoblasts
  11. cryptobotany

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