"abiotic" meaning in All languages combined

See abiotic on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˌeɪ.baɪˈɑt.ɪk/ [US] Audio: en-ca-abiotic.ogg [Canada] Forms: abiotic [positive], [comparative], [superlative]
Etymology: a- + biotic Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|a|biotic}} a- + biotic Head templates: {{adj}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When something is abiotic, it is not a living thing, not alive and is not made by an organism. Abiotic refers to things that are not alive, like light, water, air, nutrients, minerals, and soil.
    Sense id: simple-abiotic-en-adj-ytB7CgI7 Categories (other): Attributive modifiers
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with a-
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