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microbiotic

microbiotic

1 7.9
Relating to tiny living things like bacteria that are too small to see
  • adjective
  • /ˌmaɪkrəˈbaɪətɪk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : microbiótico
  • - I mean, he's microbiotic anyway, so I didn't fully comprehend (Jay laughs) his dietary restrictions, or whatever.
  • microbiotic crust

Examples

  • The humidity is preserved underneath and promotes the development of worms (there exists no better compost than their excrements) and a variety of microbiotic life, which together with the mulch, produce more topsoil.

    Blog text (11)
  • The top part of the soil, where the topsoil is being produced, houses a world of microbiotic life.

    Blog text (11)
  • Now what's critical to say though is that most of the evidence from this area of microbiotic gut brain access research comes from animal studies.

  • They're well known microbiome, you know, fecal microbiotic transfer, you know, transfer company.

  • Heavier human and microbiotic traffic within the Caribbean after 1690 ensured that epidemics of yellow fever would be routine.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Microbiotic crust habitats.

    Academic text (2008)
  • It's a cytotoxic toxin secreted by a "microbiotic" organism synthesized in a lab.

  • Keywords: biodiversity; Chlorophyta; desert microbiotic crust; desiccation; green algae

    Academic text (2008)
  • Calin Belta, an ENG associate professor of mechanical engineering, systems engineering, and bioinformatics, will help design and assemble both the microbiotic robots and the chaperone robots.

    Blog text (26)
  • The forest floor is rich in microbiotic life that supports a diverse ecosystem.

Synonyms

bacterial
vsmicrobiotic
46 3.4

Connected with tiny living things that can make you ill

applies to very small living organisms in general rather than one type
microbial
vsmicrobiotic
  • Specialized
14 6.0

Relating to tiny living things like bacteria, viruses or fungi

is about traits of very small living organisms in general
microbiological
vsmicrobiotic
  • Specialized
1 6.0

Relating to the study of very small living things like bacteria and viruses

describes organisms or their traits rather than the study
microbic
vsmicrobiotic
  • Specialized
7.2

Relating to very small living things like bacteria or viruses

is broader applying to very small living organisms generally

Surface Forms

microbiotic positive

Morphology

microbiotic = biotic (semi-transparent) = micro + biotic

The word is transparently built by adding micro- to the technical adjective biotic, but the base term itself is specialized and not likely to be known by an average B1 learner.

Etymology

The word microbiotic comes from the parts micro- meaning 'small' and bio meaning 'life', the same bio in biology. So microbiotic describes very small living things, especially bacteria, or things related to them.