Definitions for antibiosisˌæn ti baɪˈoʊ sɪs, ˌæn taɪ-
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
an•ti•bi•o•sisˌæn ti baɪˈoʊ sɪs, ˌæn taɪ-(n.)
an association between organisms that is injurious to one of them.
Category: Ecology
Origin of antibiosis:
1895–1900
Princeton's WordNet
antibiosis(noun)
an association between organisms that is harmful to one of them or between organisms and a metabolic product of another
Wiktionary
antibiosis(Noun)
An association between organisms that is detrimental to one or more of them; especially that due to a metabolic substance produced by one of them
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Antibiosis
A natural association between organisms that is detrimental to at least one of them. This often refers to the production of chemicals by one microorganism that is harmful to another.
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