cryptobiosis

English

Etymology

From crypto- +‎ -biosis.

Noun

cryptobiosis (uncountable)

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

Hyponyms

• anhydrobiosis
• anoxybiosis
• chemobiosis
• cryobiosis
• osmobiosis

Related terms

• cryptobiotic

Translations

state of life

• Finnish: kryptobioosi
• Persian: نهان‌زیوی (nahân-zivi)
• Polish: anabioza (pl) f
• Portuguese: criptobiose f
• Spanish: criptobiosis f