Exobiotic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Exobiotic is an adjective meaning From outside of an organism or from the substrate.
Meaning
From outside of an organism or from the substrate.
More Meanings
- Of or pertaining to exobiology.
- (medicine) An exobiotic substance, especially one that influences the functioning of an organ or biological process.
Example Sentences
Little is known about the clinical safety of exobiotic polymers.
Some kind of exobiotic plague had run through the animal stock seven months back, and half of them had died.
Around me were computer databases filled with records of innumerable galaxies, exobiotic life forms and extraterrestrial cultures.
Due to soil types and other exobiotic factors (e.g^([sic]) water supply and temperature) many microenvironments may be present, leading to the need for polysaccharides adapted to these conditions.
Word Forms
- exobiotics
Antonyms for exobiotic
Common opposites include endobiotic.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include exogenous, eobiotic, ectobiotic, xenobiotic, extraorganismal, xenogenic.
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