homeostatic

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US/ˌhoʊmioʊˈstætɪk/

adjective

Of or pertaining to homeostasis.

“Multicellular organisms require a homeostatic internal environment in order to live.”

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Meanings

adjectivehomeostatic (not comparable)

alternative homoeostatic

  1. not comparablebiologyOf or pertaining to homeostasis.

    Multicellular organisms require a homeostatic internal environment in order to live.

    1 more example

    Sleep, rest, food and sex provide restorative homeostatic experiences that return consciousness to order after the needs of the body intrude and cause psychic entropy to occur.

    1992, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Flow, Rider, published 2002, →ISBN, page 46

Origin

Translations

Catalan homeostàtic
  • homeostàticof or pertaining to homeostasis
Chinese Mandarin 稳态的
  • 稳态的 (wěntài de)of or pertaining to homeostasis
Czech homeostatický
  • homeostatickýof or pertaining to homeostasis
Dutch homeostatisch
  • homeostatischof or pertaining to homeostasis
Finnish homeostaattinen
  • homeostaattinenof or pertaining to homeostasis
French homéostatique
  • homéostatiqueof or pertaining to homeostasis
German homöostatisch
  • homöostatischof or pertaining to homeostasis
Hungarian homeosztatikus
  • homeosztatikusof or pertaining to homeostasis
Irish aonstádach
  • aonstádachof or pertaining to homeostasis
Italian omeostatico
  • omeostaticoof or pertaining to homeostasis
Portuguese homeostático
  • homeostáticoof or pertaining to homeostasis
Romanian homeostatic
  • homeostaticof or pertaining to homeostasis
Russian гомеостати́ческий
  • гомеостати́ческий (gomeostatíčeskij)of or pertaining to homeostasis
Spanish homeostático
  • homeostáticoof or pertaining to homeostasis
Swedish homeostatisk
  • homeostatiskof or pertaining to homeostasis
Ukrainian гомеостати́чний
  • гомеостати́чний (homeostatýčnyj)of or pertaining to homeostasis
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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