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Definition of 'endosymbiosis'

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endosymbiosis in British

(ˌɛndəʊˌsɪmbɪˈəʊsɪs )
noun
a type of symbiosis in which one organism lives inside the other, the two typically behaving as a single organism. It is believed to be the means by which such organelles as mitochondria and chloroplasts arose within eukaryotic cells
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Derived forms
endosymbiotic (ˌendoˌsymbiˈotic)
  adjective

Trends of 'endosymbiosis'

Used Rarely. endosymbiosis is in the lower 50% of commonly used words in the Collins dictionary

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Nearby words of 'endosymbiosis'

  • endostyle
  • endosulfan
  • endosymbiont
  • endosymbiosis
  • endothecia
  • endothecium
  • endothelia

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Definition of endosymbiosis from the Collins English Dictionary

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