anoxybiosis en · NOUN
Etymology
From an- + oxy- + -biosis.
Meanings
- (uncountable) A biological response triggered by a lack of oxygen in which an organism takes in water and becomes turgid and immobile; possibly a form of cryptobiosis.
Deriveds
Translations (2)
pt anoxibiose (biological response) · es anoxibiosis (biological response)