biotic

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See also:-bioticandbiòtic

English

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WOTD – 5 June 2010

Etymology

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FromAncient Greekβιωτικός(biōtikós,“of life”),fromβίος(bíos,“life”).Equivalent tobio-+‎-otic.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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biotic(notcomparable)

  1. (biology)Of, pertaining to, or produced bylifeor livingorganisms
    • 1994,Nils D. Warnock,Biotic and Abiotic Factors Affecting the Distribution and Abundance of a Wintering Population of Dunlin,page141:
      This study and others at Bolinas Lagoon show that a number of variables, bothbioticand abiotic, influence individual, local and regional distribution patterns of Dunlin.
  2. Misspelling ofbiontic.
    • 1961,George A. Theodorson,Studies in Human Ecology,page 4:
      Thebioticlevel involves basic, nonthoughtful adjustments made in the struggle for existence.
    • 1988,Roland Leslie Warren, Larry Lyon,New Perspectives on the American Community,page33:
      Competition, on thebioticlevel, as we observe it in the plant and animal communities, seems to be relatively unrestricted.
    • 1995,South African Journal of Science - Volume 90,page332:
      How important isbioticgene-dispersal to the success of the angiosperms?
    • 2002,Proceedings of the Ninth International Coral Reef Symposium,page937:
      Knowledge of these patterns is essential to developing comprehensive conservation plans that maximize protection ofbioticand phyletic diversity.

Synonyms

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Antonyms

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  • (antonym(s) of“pertaining to life”):abiotic

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Noun

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biotic(pluralbiotics)

  1. Anutritionalsubstancethat improves the health ofgastrointestinalmicroorganisms,especially one that occursnaturally.
    • 2008March 1, Linnet Crow Peter Johnson, “The benefits ofbiotics”,inThe Dairy Mail:
      This is done by manipulating the microflora that reside within the GIT of all living things and this is the point at which all the "biotics"come into play.
    • 2018,E A. Parfenov,Biotic Type Antioxidants,page 2:
      Thus, there is a principal difference betweenbioticsand synthetic compounds.Bioticspossess a number of structural and functional properties that allow them to enter biological molecular structures without too much difficulty and to function with high activity in the composition of these structures and biological cycles.
    • 2018,Anthony William,Medical Medium Liver Rescue:
      You can't buy elevatedbioticspackaged up in bottles at the store, and you can't even find them in fermented foods. They don't exist in any area of industry; they exist on a fresh sprout or microgreen or an organic apple you pick from a tree or on kale you pluck from your backyard plot. These elevatedbioticscreate the strongest beneficial bacteria environment possible in the intestinal tract, and this greatly benefits the liver in ways undiscovered by medical research and science.
    • 2022January, Jing Liu, Jian Yong Zhong, Hai Chun Yang, Dong Qin Wang, Ying Zhang, Yu Meng Yang, Guo Lan Xing, Valentina Kon, “Biotic Supplements in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease: Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials”, inJournal of Renal Nutrition,volume32,number 1:
      We conducted a meta-analysis to assess the therapeutic benefits ofbioticsin CKD.
    • 2022,Sanjay Kumar Gupta, Sib Sankar Giri,Biotechnological Advances in Aquaculture Health Management,page259:
      The indicative references cited in this chapter clearly illustrate the critical contribution of thesebioticsto the general health and well-being of cultured organism.
  2. Asimpleorganicorganismthat is more complex than an organicmoleculebut simpler than aplantoranimal.
    • 1963,George Stuart Brady,Materials Handbook,page880:
      Thebioticsconstitute an extensive group of organic materials that are simple, living microorganisms and cannot be expressed as chemical formulas.
    • 1983,Bret D. Hampton,Carbonate Sedimentology of the Manzanita Member of the Cherry Canyon Formation (Middle Guadalupian, Permian), Guadalupe Mountains, West Texas,page98:
      The absence of fusulinids in the Manzanita despite the presence ofbioticsof similar size suggests that there was not indiscriminate transport ofbioticsfrom the shelf.
    • 1987,Dorothy Kim Pak,The Late Pleistocene Stratigraphy and Sedimentology of the Fram Basin, Central Arctic Ocean,page89:
      In addition to foraminifera, fragments and whole specimens of several differentbioticsare present within the sand sized fraction of the Fram cores.
    • 1989,John Graham Vedder, Terry R. Bruns,Geology and Offshore Resources of Pacific Island Arcs, Solomon Islands and Bougainville, Papua New Guinea Regions,page194:
      These isotropic fields have been modified to include isotopic compositional data forbioticsand cements for limestones and carbonate sediments from the Pacific and Caribbean from Saller (1986), Gonzalez and Lohmann (1985), and[…]

Romanian

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Etymology

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BorrowedfromFrenchbiotique.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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bioticmorn(feminine singularbiotică,masculine pluralbiotici,feminine and neuter pluralbiotice)

  1. biotic

Declension

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Declension ofbiotic
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite biotic biotică biotici biotice
definite bioticul biotica bioticii bioticele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite biotic biotice biotici biotice
definite bioticului bioticei bioticilor bioticelor

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