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单词 metabiotic
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metabioticadj.

Brit. /ˌmɛtəbʌɪˈɒtɪk/, U.S. /ˈˌmɛdəˌbaɪˈɑdɪk/
Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymon: German metabiotisch.
Etymology: < German metabiotisch (C. Garré 1887, in Correspondenz-Blatt f. Schweizer Ärzte 1 July 390) < meta- meta- prefix + -biotisch -biotic comb. form, after Metabiosis metabiosis n. Compare French métabiotique (1914 in the passage translated in quot. 1914). Compare metabiosis n.
Chiefly Microbiology.
Of, relating to, or involving metabiosis.
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the world > life > biology > balance of nature > relationships of organisms > [adjective] > symbiosis or mutualism
symbiotic1882
metabiotic1893
mutualistic1893
symbiotrophic1905
parasymbiotic1911
1893 H. M. Ward in Philos. Trans. 1892 (Royal Soc.) B. 183 187 We may regard the fermentations as not symbiotic, but rather metabiotic, i.e., the action of one organism follows on that of another.
1914 Chem. Abstr. 8 3805 Metabiotic action of ultraviolet rays.
1973 R. G. Krueger et al. Introd. Microbiol. xxx. 739/1 Almost all the metabiotic effects exerted by microorganisms are chemical, although in certain situations their activities may alter physical factors.
1996 Sci. des Aliments 16 545 This metabiotic effect of foodborne Bacillus species on C. botulinum could be due to consumption of oxygen by the Bacillus spp. and a lowering of the redox potential, thereby creating conditions favourable for growth of, and toxin production by C. botulinum.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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