Definition of Cryptobiosis

1. Noun. A state in which an animal's metabolic activities come to a reversible standstill.


Definition of Cryptobiosis

1. Noun. (biology) A state of life, entered by some organisms, in which all metabolic activity is temporarily halted ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Cryptobiosis

cryptidine
cryptids
cryptitis
cryptlike
crypto
crypto-
crypto-fascism
crypto-fascist
crypto-fascistic
crypto-fascists
crypto-revisionism
cryptoanalysis
cryptoanalyst
cryptoanalysts
cryptobiont
cryptobiosis (current term)
cryptobiotic
cryptobranchiate
cryptochiral
cryptochirality
cryptochrome
cryptochromes
cryptococcal
cryptococcal meningitis
cryptococci
cryptococcoma
cryptococcoses
cryptococcosis
cryptococcus
cryptococcus neoformans

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