abiotic
abiotic Non-living; devoid of life. See
BIOTIC.
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abiotic
Book article from: Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes
abiotic • achromatic , acrobatic, Adriatic, aerobatic, anagrammatic, aquatic, aristocratic, aromatic, Asiatic, asthmatic...lipstick • impolitic , politic •polyptych • hemistich • heretic •nightstick • abiotic , amniotic, antibiotic, autoerotic, chaotic, demotic, ...
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abiotic factor
Book article from: A Dictionary of Biology
abiotic factor Any of the nonliving factors that make up the abiotic environment in which living organisms occur. They include edaphic factors and all the aspects of climate , geology, and atmosphere that may affect the biotic environment. Compare biotic factor .
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abiotic
Book article from: A Dictionary of Ecology
abiotic Non-living; devoid of life. Compare biotic .
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abiotic factors
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
abiotic factors Various non-living factors – favourable or harmful – that contribute to the environment of living things. They include, for example, the atmosphere, climate, geology, amount of light and temperature of the ecosystem. See also ecosystem ; environment
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abiotic
Book article from: A Dictionary of Earth Sciences
abiotic Non-living; devoid of life. Compare BIOTIC .
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