Pronunciation: /ˌeɪ.baɪˈɑtɪkli/
adjective relating to or resulting from non-living factors
A1 Plants can grow abiotically with just water and sunlight.
A2 Abiotically produced chemicals are essential for certain industrial processes.
B1 The abiotically formed rock formations were a sight to behold.
B2 Scientists are studying the abiotically created conditions of early Earth.
C1 The abiotically synthesized compounds showed promising results in the lab tests.
C2 The researchers observed the abiotically generated energy in the deep ocean vents.
adverb in a manner that does not involve living organisms or their activities
A1 Plants can grow abiotically with just water and sunlight.
A2 Some minerals are absorbed abiotically through the roots of plants.
B1 Chemical reactions can occur abiotically in the absence of living organisms.
B2 The formation of crystals can happen abiotically in nature.
C1 Abiotically synthesized molecules can play a crucial role in the origin of life.
C2 Abiotically driven processes are essential for understanding the evolution of Earth's atmosphere.
formal The minerals were formed abiotically through natural geological processes.
informal The crystals just grew abiotically without any living organisms involved.
slang The rocks were made abiotically, no living thing had a hand in it.
figurative Her creativity seemed to bloom abiotically, as if it came from a place beyond this world.
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