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noun
A state of life, entered by some organisms, in which all metabolic activity is temporarily halted
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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noun
a state in which an animal's metabolic activities come to a reversible standstill
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: physical condition, physiological state, physiological condition
History
From crypto- + -biosis.
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