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xylobiotic

xylobiotic adjective: that lives in/on wood.

Adjective

xylobiotic (not comparable)

  1. That lives in/on wood

Origin of xylobiotic

From xylo- + -biotic.

Questions about xylobiotic

What does xylobiotic mean?
Xylobiotic means that lives in/on wood.
What part of speech is xylobiotic?
Xylobiotic is an adjective.

Words near xylobiotic in the dictionary

  1. xylobalsamum
  2. xylobiose
  3. xylobioses
  4. xylobioside
  5. xylobiosides
  6. xylobiotic
  7. xylocain
  8. xylocaine
  9. xylocarp
  10. xylocarpous
  11. xylocarps

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