neobiotic

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adjective

A newly-created living organism.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

adjectiveneobiotic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableA newly-created living organism.

    Human niche construction models offer further modes of inquiry in the study of eco-cultural dynamics, and relate to important concepts such as landscape domestication, novel ecosystems and neobiotic species.

    2017, Chelsey Geralda Armstrong et al., “Anthropological contributions to historical ecology: 50 questions, infinite prospects”, in PLOS ONE

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan antibiotic obtained from an actinomycete and used (as a sulphate under the trade name Neobiotic) as an intestinal antiseptic in surgery

Broader
antibioticantibiotic drugantiseptic

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Chicago

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