CRYPTOBIOSIS


Meaning of CRYPTOBIOSIS in English

[ ˌkrɪptə(ʊ)bʌɪ'əʊsɪs ]

■ noun Biology a physiological state in which metabolic activity is reduced to an undetectable level without disappearing altogether.

Derivatives

cryptobiotic adjective

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