abiotic
Appearance
See also: abiòtic
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]First attested in 1874. From a- + biotic, the first element from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-) and the second from Ancient Greek βιωτικός (biōtikós, “of life”), from βίος (bíos, “life”) + -ῐκός (-ikós).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]abiotic (not comparable)
- Nonliving, inanimate, characterised by the absence of life; of inorganic matter. [Mid 20th century.][1]
- Tending to inhibit or destroy life; antibiotic; incompatible with life. [Mid 20th century.][1]
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]Nonliving
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Of inorganic matter
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Noun
[edit]abiotic (plural abiotics)
- Any such material
References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abiotic”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 4.
Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French abiotique.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]abiotic m or n (feminine singular abiotică, masculine plural abiotici, feminine and neuter plural abiotice)
Declension
[edit]singular | plural | |||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
nominative- accusative |
indefinite | abiotic | abiotică | abiotici | abiotice | |||
definite | abioticul | abiotica | abioticii | abioticele | ||||
genitive- dative |
indefinite | abiotic | abiotice | abiotici | abiotice | |||
definite | abioticului | abioticei | abioticilor | abioticelor |
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