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CRYPTOBIOTIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cryptobiotic mean?
• CRYPTOBIOTIC (adjective)
The adjective CRYPTOBIOTIC has 1 sense:
1. of or related to the state of cryptobiosis
Familiarity information: CRYPTOBIOTIC used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or related to the state of cryptobiosis
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
cryptobiosis (a state in which an animal's metabolic activities come to a reversible standstill)
Derivation:
cryptobiosis (a state in which an animal's metabolic activities come to a reversible standstill)
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