Antibiose
German, noun[ˌantiˈbi̯oːzə]
Antibiose is spelled A-N-T-I-B-I-O-S-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 20 million words in written German, the 254,291st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Antibiose is a German feminine noun meaning “antibiosis (harmful effect by metabolic products of microorganisms on other microorganisms)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Schadwirkung (durch Stoffwechselprodukte: Abtötung oder Wachstumshemmung) von Mikroorganismen…”.
What does Antibiose mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineantibiosis (harmful effect by metabolic products of microorganisms on other microorganisms)
- 2
feminineantibiotic therapy
Dabei ist bekannt, dass das Immunsystem größtenteils im Darm sitzt und nach Antibiose stark beeinträchtigt ist.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Schadwirkung (durch Stoffwechselprodukte: Abtötung oder Wachstumshemmung) von Mikroorganismen (Kleinstlebewesen) auf andere Kleinstlebewesen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Antibiose
- Antibiosen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Antibiose?
- [ˌantiˈbi̯oːzə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Antibiose in German?
Antibiose appears about once in every 20 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).