antibiont

A1N1T1I1B3I1O1N1T1

noun

Any organism that produces antibiotics or participates in antibiosis

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Meanings

nounantibiont (plural antibionts)

plural antibionts

  1. biologyAny organism that produces antibiotics or participates in antibiosis

Origin

From anti- + -biont.

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Cite this entry
APA

antibiont. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antibiont

MLA

“antibiont.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antibiont. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antibiont,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antibiont.

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