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单词 cryptobiotic
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Definition of cryptobiotic in English:

cryptobiotic

adjective ˈkrɪptəʊbʌɪˈɒtɪkˌkriptəˌbīˈädik
Biology
  • 1Relating to or capable of cryptobiosis.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This showed us that they had been preserved in a cryptobiotic state.
    • A common feature of cryptobiotic processes is the production of large amounts of saccharides triggered by the detection of stressful conditions.
  • 2Denoting primitive organisms of the kind presumed to have existed in earlier geological periods but to have left no trace of their existence.

Origin

Early 19th century (in the sense ‘denoting the class of natural objects that comprises non-living things’): from crypto- + Greek biōtikos ‘fit for life’ (from bios ‘life’).

 
 

Definition of cryptobiotic in US English:

cryptobiotic

adjectiveˌkriptəˌbīˈädik
Biology
  • 1Relating to or capable of cryptobiosis.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This showed us that they had been preserved in a cryptobiotic state.
    • A common feature of cryptobiotic processes is the production of large amounts of saccharides triggered by the detection of stressful conditions.
  • 2Denoting primitive organisms of the kind presumed to have existed in earlier geological periods but to have left no trace of their existence.

Origin

Early 19th century (in the sense ‘denoting the class of natural objects that comprises nonliving things’): from crypto- + Greek biōtikos ‘fit for life’ (from bios ‘life’).

 
 
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