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Definition of "abiotic" []

  • Nonliving: The abiotic factors of the environment include light, temperature, and atmospheric gases. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "abiotic" in a sentence
  • "Is the idea of abiotic oil simply a way of prolonging the life of the oil industry?"
  • "However, a more scientific hypothesis originated in the 1950s when Russian and Ukrainian scientists developed a new theory about petroleum's origins called the abiotic or abiogenic theory."
  • "We currently have convincing evidence that the oil now flowing in the Gulf is of the "abiotic" variety."