symbiotic
UK/ˌsɪm.baɪˈɒt.ɪk//ˌsɪm.baɪˈɑt.ɪk/
symbiotic adjective: of, or relating to symbiosis; living together.
Adjective
symbiotic (not comparable)
- Of, or relating to symbiosis; living together.
- A lichen is a fungus with symbiotic algae among its cells.
- Orchids rely on fungi to reproduce. Their tiny seeds don't have any on-board nutrients (like beans and apples) and will not germinate until they are infected by a symbiotic fungus which supplies them with food. Known as a protocorm, this tiny orchid-fungus ball grows, turns green and eventually...2014 April 5, “Quite interesting: A quietly intriguing column from the brains behind QI, the BBC quiz show. This week; QI orchids you not”, in The Daily Telegraph (Weekend), page W22
- Of a relationship with mutual benefit between two individuals, organisms, or groups.
- [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's] arguably symbiotic relationship with Hamas goes back to his election in 1996, when he upset left-wing incumbent Shimon Peres following a spate of Hamas bombings, which Mr. Netanyahu said proved the peace process could not be trusted.2025 January 30, Dina Kraft, “How Gaza hostage-release drama works for both Hamas and Netanyahu”, in The Christian Science Monitor
- While pro-tech influencers like podcast host Lex Fridman have for years formed a symbiotic relationship with tech elites like Elon Musk, some firms have decided this year to cut out the middleman entirely.2025 November 29, Nick Robins-Early, “How big tech is creating its own friendly media bubble to ‘win the narrative battle online’”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
- Synonyms:
- mutualistic
Noun
symbiotic (plural symbiotics)
symbiotic meaning in Tamil and Tagalog
symbiotic in Tamil
- இணைவாழ்வு, கொடுத்துவாங்குமியல்புடைய
symbiotic in Tagalog
- biology: living together
- salighayin
Examples of symbiotic in a sentence
- The region also hosts ample symbiotic mineral resources, including hematite and multi-metals.
- Transcription errors cause a tector to misreplicate into a form symbiotic with living cells.
- Thousands of symbiotic algae may be housed within a foraminifera’s tissues, making it a floating, dense packet of productivity.
Synonyms of symbiotic
Forms of symbiotic
| plural | symbiotics |
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Origin of symbiotic
From symbiosis + -tic, from Ancient Greek συμβίωσις (sumbíōsis), from σύν (sún, “with”) + βίος (bíos, “life”).
Words formed from symbiotic
Phrases with symbiotic
Words that rhyme with symbiotic
- exotic
- chaotic
- hypnotic
- sclerotic
- homoerotic
- neurotic
- quixotic
- antibiotic
- asymptotic
- biotic
- despotic
- dicrotic
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- ekpyrotic
- heterotic
- idiotic
- narcotic
- Nilotic
- probiotic
- semiotic
- amniotic
- anadiplotic
- aponeurotic
- aquatic
- aryepiglottic
- autoerotic
- epiglottic
- erotic
- extraglottic
- glottic
- homeotic
- infraglottic
- intraglottic
- miotic
- osmotic
- paraglottic
- periglottic
- polyglottic
- psittacotic
- subglottic
- supraglottic
- thyroepiglottic
- transglottic
- unhypnotic
Questions about symbiotic
- What does symbiotic mean?
- Symbiotic means of, or relating to symbiosis; living together.
- What is symbiotic in Tamil?
- Symbiotic in Tamil is இணைவாழ்வு, கொடுத்துவாங்குமியல்புடைய. See Symbiotic meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is symbiotic?
- Symbiotic can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce symbiotic?
- Symbiotic is pronounced /ˌsɪm.baɪˈɒt.ɪk/ (UK).
Words near symbiotic in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: symbiotic (page history and authors); symbiotic (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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