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ɪk adjective
pertaining to life.
Also, bi·ot·i·cal.
Origin:
1590–1600; < Greek biōtikós of, pertaining to life, equivalent to biō-, verbid stem of bioûn to live + -tikos -tic
1590–1600; < Greek biōtikós of, pertaining to life, equivalent to biō-, verbid stem of bioûn to live + -tikos -tic
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biotic (baɪˈɒtɪk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of or relating to living organisms |
| 2. | Compare edaphic (of a factor in an ecosystem) produced by the action of living organisms |
| [C17: from Greek biotikos, from bios life] | |
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Biotic
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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Word Origin & History
biotic
"pertaining to life," 1847, in the medical sense, from L. bioticus, from Gk. biotikos "pertaining to life," from bios "life" (see bio-). Biotic factor was in use by 1907.
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Medical Dictionary
biotic bi·ot·ic (bī-ŏt'ĭk)
adj.
Relating to life or living organisms.
Produced or caused by living organisms.
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Science Dictionary
biotic (bī-ŏt'ĭk) Pronunciation Key
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Example sentences
The former are biotic and the latter are abiotic variables which shape the diversity and topology of the tree of life.
There are volumes of well documented evidence for the biotic origin of oil.
In the natural world, biotic interrelationships are usually more complex than that.
We can then say that the human population forms part of an ecosystem, in biotic fellowship with other forms of life.
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