-biotic

See also: biotic and biòtic

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βιωτικός (biōtikós, “of life”), from βίος (bíos, “life”).

Pronunciation

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Suffix

-biotic

  1. Used to form adjectives describing a method of living
  2. Used to form nouns describing organisms having a specified method of living

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -biotic
aerobiotic
anhydrobiotic
antibiotic
chemobiotic
chronobiotic
cleptobiotic
cryptobiotic
ectobiotic
endobiotic
gnotobiotic
halobiotic
limnobiotic
macrobiotic
metabiotic
mycobiotic
necrobiotic
normobiotic
parabiotic
phytobiotic
plesiobiotic
probiotic
protobiotic
psammobiotic
saprobiotic
sclerobiotic
spongobiotic
stygobiotic
xylobiotic
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