First Known Use: 1889
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antibiosis
noun an·ti·bi·o·sis \-bī-ˈō-səs, -bē-\
Definition of ANTIBIOSIS
: antagonistic association between organisms to the detriment of one of them or between one organism and a metabolic product of another
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Origin of ANTIBIOSIS
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antibiosis
noun an·ti·bi·o·sis \ˌant-i-bī-ˈō-səs, ˌan-ˌtī-; ˌant-i-bē-\
plural an·ti·bi·o·ses \-ˌsēz\
Medical Definition of ANTIBIOSIS
: antagonistic association between organisms to the detriment of one of them or between one organism and a metabolic product of another
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