Associations to the word «Cryptobiosis»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

CRYPTOBIOSIS, noun. A state in which an animal's metabolic activities come to a reversible standstill.

Wise words

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