azoic

adjective

azo·​ic (ˌ)ā-ˈzō-ik 

: having no living beings

especially : of or relating to the part of geologic time that antedates life compare archean sense 1

Word History

Etymology

a- entry 2 + Greek zōē life — more at quick entry 1

First Known Use

1816, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for azoic

• dichroic
• gabbroic
• heroic
• allantoic
• anechoic
• cenozoic
• mesozoic
• pleochroic
• paleozoic
• phanerozoic
• proterozoic
• stoic