ANTIBIOSIS


Meaning of ANTIBIOSIS in English

ˌ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ˌbīˈōsə̇s noun

( plural antibio·ses -ōˌsēz)

Etymology: New Latin, from anti- (I) + -biosis

: antagonistic association between organisms to the detriment of one of them or between one organism and a metabolic product of another (as that existing between certain bacteria and penicillin)

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