Definitions for symbiosis

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symbiosis sym·bi·o·sis

Spelling: [sim-bee-oh-sis, -bahy-]

IPA: /ˌsɪm biˈoʊ sɪs, -baɪ-/

Symbiosis is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 109 anagrams from letters in symbiosis (biimosssy).

Definitions for symbiosis

noun

1. Biology. the living together of two dissimilar organisms, as in mutualism, commensalism, amensalism, or parasitism. (formerly) mutualism (def 1).
2. Psychiatry. a relationship between two people in which each person is dependent upon and receives reinforcement, whether beneficial or detrimental, from the other.
3. Psychoanalysis. the relationship between an infant and its mother in which the infant is dependent on the mother both physically and emotionally.
4. any interdependent or mutually beneficial relationship between two persons, groups, etc.

Origin of symbiosis

1615-25; Greek symbíōsis, equivalent to sym- sym- + biō (variant stem of bioûn to live) + -sis -sis

Examples for symbiosis

The intracellular bacteria of the cockroach in relation to symbiosis.

He points to the “symbiosis” of plot coming out of character development.

Are Anna and Grace opposites doing different things or is there symbiosis?

Regardless, the symbiosis between the Democratic Party and Silicon Valley is, on a real level, disquieting.

A professional ballroom dancer and instructor, her name reflects a parallel that runs in both BDSM and dance: symbiosis.

What illustrations of symbiosis in human society occur to you?

Parasitism is unsatisfactory, when the Maker got us started on symbiosis.

Symbiotic: species that live together in a state of symbiosis.

The pig and Kris live in symbiosis, sharing feelings and visions with one another.

Since then numerous other cases of symbiosis have been demonstrated.