anabiosis

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noun

A state of suspended animation, especially during extreme drought; the act of recovering from this state.

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Meanings

nounanabiosis (countable and uncountable, plural anabioses)

plural anabioses

  1. countableuncountablebiologyA state of suspended animation, especially during extreme drought; the act of recovering from this state.

Origin

From ana- + -biosis.

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Translations

Catalan anabiosi
  • anabiosistate of suspended animation
Chinese Mandarin 暂时休眠
  • 暂时休眠 (zànshí xiūmián)state of suspended animation
Czech anabioze
  • anabiozestate of suspended animation
Finnish anabioosi
  • anabioosistate of suspended animation
French anabiose
  • anabiosestate of suspended animation
Greek αναβίωση
  • αναβίωση (anavíosi)state of suspended animation
Italian anabiosi
  • anabiosistate of suspended animation
Latvian anabioze
  • anabiozestate of suspended animation
Polish anabioza
  • anabiozastate of suspended animation
Portuguese anabiose
  • anabiosestate of suspended animation
Russian анабио́з
  • анабио́з (anabióz)state of suspended animation
Spanish anabiosis
  • anabiosisstate of suspended animation
Ukrainian анабіо́з
  • анабіо́з (anabióz)state of suspended animation
Cite this entry
APA

anabiosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anabiosis

MLA

“anabiosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anabiosis. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anabiosis,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anabiosis.

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