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ABIOTIC

Spanish translation: sin vida

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

22:17 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
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Rufino Pérez De La Sierra
Canada
Local time: 10:39
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GRACIAS POR LA AYUDA RUFINO.
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3nonliving
Fuad Yahya
4 +4sin vida
Rufino Pérez De La Sierra
5 +1not biological
Oso (X)
5absence of life; incapable of living; antagonistic to life
Said Kaljanac a.k.a. SARAJ


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
nonliving


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


fuad


    American Heritage Dictionary
Fuad Yahya
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Valeria Verona
2 mins
agree  Neil Phillipson
8 mins
agree  Irene Chernenko
57 mins
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 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
Local time: 10:39
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
GRACIAS POR LA AYUDA RUFINO.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Valeria Verona
1 min
agree  Neil Phillipson: es inglés->inglés Rufino y Valeria. Soís aquí tambien! :)
6 mins
agree  Monica Colangelo: Factores abióticos, según los libros escolares aquí.
14 mins
agree  Begoña Yañez
17 hrs
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 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 ¶:^)

Oso (X)
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 36

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Irene Chernenko: very nice bear
55 mins
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33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
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
Local time: 15:39
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in BosnianBosnian
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