HyperDic: anabiosis

English > 1 sense of the word *anabiosis*:
NOUN	state	anabiosis	suspended animation in organisms during periods of extreme / extreme drought from which they revive when moisture returns

English > *anabiosis*: 1 sense > noun 1, state
Meaning	suspended animation in organisms during periods of extreme / extreme drought from which they revive when moisture returns.
Broader	suspended animation	A temporary cessation of vital functions with loss of consciousness resembling death
Adjectives	anabiotic	of or related to the state of anabiosis