symbiosisnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌsɪm.baɪˈəʊ.sɪs/us/ˌsɪm.baɪˈoʊ.sɪs/specialized biology a relationship between two types of animal or plant in which each provides for the other the conditions necessary for its continued existence
a relationship between people or organizations that depend on each other equally
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Essential or necessary
- a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do idiom
- basically
- basis
- be a question of doing sth idiom
- business-critical
- dependence
- if/when push comes to shove idiom
- imply
- incumbent
- indispensable
- inherent
- integral
- need
- needed
- needful
- occasion
- on a need-to-know basis idiom
- owe
- underlying
- warrant
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symbiotic
adjective uk/ˌsɪm.baɪˈɒt.ɪk/us/ˌsɪm.baɪˈɑː.t̬ɪk/specialized
a symbiotic relationship
symbiotically
adverb uk/ˌsɪm.baɪˈɒt.ɪ.kəl.i/us/ˌsɪm.baɪˈɑː.t̬ɪ.kəl.i/specialized