cryptobiosis

== English == === Etymology === From crypto- +‎ -biosis. === Noun === cryptobiosis (uncountable) (biology) A state of life, entered by some organisms, in which all metabolic activity is temporarily halted ==== Hyponyms ==== anhydrobiosis anoxybiosis chemobiosis cryobiosis osmobiosis ==== Related terms ==== cryptobiotic ==== Translations ====