BIOTIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does biotic mean? 

• BIOTIC (adjective)
  The adjective BIOTIC has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to living organisms

  Familiarity information: BIOTIC used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BIOTIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to living organisms

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

life (the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms from nonliving ones)

 Context examples 

These gene families are often associated with the stress-response in flowering plants, providing increased protection against biotic or abiotic stresses caused by chewing insects, pathogens and nutrient or light stress.

(Ancient defence strategy continues to protect plants from pathogens, University of Cambridge)

Understanding the complex impacts of urbanization on biotic systems requires computational approaches that can integrate multiple sources of data on human activity, ecology and biodiversity, said Peter McCartney, a program director in NSF's Division of Biological Infrastructure.

(Urbanization delays spring plant growth in warm regions, National Science Foundation)