Associations to the word «Anabiosis»

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Wiktionary

ANABIOSIS, noun. (biology) A state of suspended animation, especially during extreme drought; the act of recovering from this state.

Dictionary definition

ANABIOSIS, noun. Suspended animation in organisms during periods of extreme drought from which they revive when moisture returns.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.