abiotic
American Heritage Dictionary:
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a·bi·ot·ic
(ā'bī-ŏt'ĭk) 
adj.
Nonliving: The abiotic factors of the environment include light, temperature, and atmospheric gases.
abiosis a'bi·o'sis (-ō'sĭs) n.
abiotically a'bi·ot'ic·al·ly adv.
adj.
Nonliving: The abiotic factors of the environment include light, temperature, and atmospheric gases.
abiosis a'bi·o'sis (-ō'sĭs) n.
abiotically a'bi·ot'ic·al·ly adv.
Oxford Dictionary of Geography:
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abiotic
Not living, non-biological, usually describing factors in an ecosystem such as atmospheric gases, inorganic salts, mineral soil particles, and water. This expression is also used to describe the chemical and physical factors, such as salinity and humidity, which influence organisms. An abiotic environment is one without any life.
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characterized by the absence of life.
| abiogenesis, abietic acid, abetalipoproteinemia | |
| abl, ablation, abortive complex |
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