"biotics" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} biotics pl (plural only)
  1. (ethics) The promotion of enjoyment and the reduction of suffering. Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Ethics, Ethics
    Sense id: en-biotics-en-noun-SDtHB72z Disambiguation of Ethics: 86 14 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 36 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 77 23 Topics: ethics, human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
  2. plural of biotic Tags: form-of, plural, plural-only Form of: biotic
    Sense id: en-biotics-en-noun-EIMkF920 Categories (other): English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 42 58

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