endobiotic

adjective

en·​do·​bi·​ot·​ic ˌen-dō-ˌbī-ˈä-tik 

-bē-

: dwelling within the cells or tissues of a host

endobiotic fungi

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use

circa 1900, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for endobiotic

• antibiotic
• antipsychotic
• antithrombotic
• epizootic
• homoerotic
• psychoneurotic
• unpatriotic
• xenobiotic
• abiotic
• aeronautic
• apoptotic
• asymptotic

Medical Definition

endobiotic

adjective

en·​do·​bi·​ot·​ic ˌen-dō-ˌbī-ˈät-ik, -bē- 

: dwelling within the cells or tissues of a host

endobiotic bacteria