: of, relating to, or caused by living organisms
biotic diversity
: having a (specified) mode of life
endobiotic
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Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 21 Apr. 2011
Abiotic plant disorders are environmental, and causes include wind, water, temperature, and soil pH. In comparison, biotic factors would include insects, mites, fungi, or bacteria.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 17 Mar. 2022
The abyssal plains are strewn with mineral nodules that coalesce around biotic seeds such as sharks' teeth, accumulating cobalt and other metals integral to lithium-ion batteries.
—Amy Brady, Scientific American, 20 June 2023
So the two classes of variables do influence each other, insofar as biotic dynamism surges in the wake of an abiotic perturbation.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 20 Apr. 2011
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Adjective
These are all a set of models which emphasize the abiotic selective pressures on life forms, as opposed to the biotic ones.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 21 Apr. 2011
Abiotic plant disorders are environmental, and causes include wind, water, temperature, and soil pH. In comparison, biotic factors would include insects, mites, fungi, or bacteria.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 17 Mar. 2022
The abyssal plains are strewn with mineral nodules that coalesce around biotic seeds such as sharks' teeth, accumulating cobalt and other metals integral to lithium-ion batteries.
—Amy Brady, Scientific American, 20 June 2023
So the two classes of variables do influence each other, insofar as biotic dynamism surges in the wake of an abiotic perturbation.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 20 Apr. 2011
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“Biotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biotic. Accessed 20 Aug. 2024.
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biotic
adjective
bi·ot·ic
bī-ˈät-ik 
: of, relating to, or caused by living things
Medical Definition
biotic
adjective
bi·ot·ic
bī-ˈät-ik
: of or relating to life
especially
: caused or produced by living beings
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