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English term or phrase:	ABIOTIC
Spanish translation:	sin vida
Entered by:	Rufino Pérez De La Sierra

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10:17pm Oct 9, 2002

English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Science - Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-)

English term or phrase: ABIOTIC

WHAT ARE THE ABIOTIC FACTORS IN THIS SYSTEM

GRETCHEN

sin vida

Explanation:
Nonliving: The abiotic factors of the environment include light, temperature, and atmospheric gases.

Buena suerte

Rufino

Selected response from:

Rufino Pérez De La Sierra
Canada

Note from asker to answerer

GRACIAS POR LA AYUDA RUFINO.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +3

nonliving

Fuad Yahya

4 +4

sin vida

Rufino Pérez De La Sierra

5 +1

not biological

xxxOso

absence of life; incapable of living; antagonistic to life

Said Kaljanac a.k.a. SARAJ

Answers

3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

nonliving

Explanation:
The "a" in "abiotic" is a negative prefix.

fuad

American Heritage Dictionary

Fuad Yahya
United States
Native speaker of:

Arabic,

English

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

sin vida

Explanation:
Nonliving: The abiotic factors of the environment include light, temperature, and atmospheric gases.

Buena suerte

Rufino

Rufino Pérez De La Sierra
Canada
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4

Note from asker to answerer

GRACIAS POR LA AYUDA RUFINO.

5 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

not biological

Explanation:
Hi Gretchen

Main Entry: abi·ot·ic
Function: adjective
Date: circa 1893
: not biotic : ABIOLOGICAL <the abiotic environment>
- abi·ot·i·cal·ly /-ti-k(&-)lE/ adverb

Merriam-Webster's Dict.

Good luck from Oso ¶:^)

xxxOso
United States
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 36

33 mins confidence:

absence of life; incapable of living; antagonistic to life

Explanation:
abiotic (abi·ot·ic) (a²bi-ot¢ik) pertaining to or characterized by absence of life; incapable of living; antagonistic to life.

1. abiotic
Definition:
"Abiotic" refers to nonliving objects, substances or processes.

2. abiotic stress
Definition:

Nonliving environmental factors (such as drought, extreme cold or heat, high winds) that can have harmful effects on plants.

3. abiotic transformation
Definition:

An abiotic transformation is any process in which a chemical in the environment is altered by non-biological mechanisms (such as by exposure to sunlight).

Said Kaljanac a.k.a. SARAJ
Belgium
Native speaker of:

French,

Bosnian

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English: ABIOTIC

Spanish translation: sin vida