antibiosis.

An interaction in which one organism adversely affects another, often through substances it produces.

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Words that belong together

• microbial antibiosis
• antibiosis between organisms

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The culture showed antibiosis against the competing organism.

The researchers separated antibiosis from competition for the same nutrient.

Usage notes

Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.