aerobiosis etymology

English word aerobiosis comes from English aero- (Air or aircraft.), English -biosis ((biology) a specified way of living.)

Detailed word origin of aerobiosis

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
aero- English (eng) Air or aircraft.
-biosis English (eng) (biology) a specified way of living.
aerobiosis English (eng) (biology) Any form of life that is sustained by the presence of air (or oxygen).

Words with the same origin as aerobiosis

Descendants of aero-
aeradio aeroatelectasis aerobatic aerobrake aerodrome aerodynamics aerogen aerogenerator aerograph aerogun aeromancy aeronautical aeropause aerophore aerosiderite aerosiderolite aerosol aerospace aerotherapeutic aerotherapy aerothermal aerotowing aerotropism aerovane
Descendants of -biosis
anabiosis anaerobiosis antibiosis chemobiosis chemobiotic cryobiosis cryobiotic cryptobiosis epibiosis hypobiosis metabiosis necrobiosis osmobiosis osmobiotic parabiosis plesiobiosis trophobiosis trophobiotic xenobiosis