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Abigail
abiku
ABIL
Abilene principle
ability
ability grouping
ability to pay
abiogenesis
abiotic
abir
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abiotic
abiotic [ áy bī óttik ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. physical not biological: describes the physical and chemical aspects of an organism's environment
2. free of living things: not containing or supporting life

abiosis [ áy bī ṓssiss ] noun
abiotically adverb
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