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antibiosis

Syllabification: (an·ti·bi·o·sis)
Definition of antibiosis

noun

Biology
  • an antagonistic association between two organisms (especially microorganisms), in which one is adversely affected. See also symbiosis.

Origin:

late 19th century: from anti- + a shortened form of symbiosis

antibiosis in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of antibiosis in the British & World English dictionary