azoicadj.
/eɪˈzəʊɪk/, /əˈzəʊɪk/, U.S. /eɪˈzoʊɪk/, /əˈzɔɪk/ Having no trace of life; in Geology, Containing no organic remains.
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the world > life > source or principle of life > absence of life or consciousness > [adjective]
lifelessOE
unlivingOE
bloodless and bonelessOE
deadlya1225
dead1430
natureless1548
exanimate1552
inanimatea1555
unlively1563
spiritless1570
unquickened1610
unanimate1615
inanimal1623
inanimated1646
unvital1661
unanimated1697
unbreathing1709
unconscious1744
pulseless1820
azoic1854
not-living1869
abiotic1873
unvitalized1874
the world > the earth > structure of the earth > structural features > formations by contents > [adjective] > containing organic remains > not
azoic1854
1854 D. Page Introd. Geol. 39 Azoic Period.
1873 C. W. Thomson Depths of Sea iv. 192 The bottom of the Mediterranean at depths beyond a few hundred fathoms is nearly azoic.
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