symbiotic

[ sim-bee-ot-ik, -bahy- ]

adjective

1. living in symbiosis, or having an interdependent relationship:

   Many people feel the relationship between humans and dogs is symbiotic.

Other Words From

• symbi·oti·cal·ly adverb
• nonsym·bi·otic adjective
• nonsym·bi·oti·cal adjective
• nonsym·bi·oti·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of symbiotic¹

symbio(sis) + -tic

Example Sentences

The gender divide in our real world is underplayed in the “Arcane” universe, but relationships between individuals are contaminated by a similarly vicious strain of the x-word itself, xenophobia — in the “Arcane” universe, between residents of the symbiotic communities of Piltover and Zaun.

From Salon

The music, flowing between the words and beyond them, and the unamplified voice, pushed to the edge of its range, heightens the storytelling and "envelops the audience with a very visceral kind of consciousness, where there's a symbiotic connection to the characters on stage," said Lippiello.

From Salon

Corals exist in a symbiotic partnership with a special type of marine plant - a species of algae - which lives inside the coral, providing it with food and giving it its bright colour.

From BBC

Helena Bonham Carter, describes the filmmaking team as having a “symbiotic” relationship.

From Salon

Corals exist in a symbiotic partnership with a special type of marine plant - an algae - which lives inside the coral, providing it with food and giving it its bright colour.

From BBC

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