symbiont
noun
sym·bi·ont
| \ ˈsim-bē-ˌänt
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Definition of symbiont
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This jet forces out oxygen that accumulates in the middle of the polyp (thanks to its resident symbionts, photosynthetic algae called zooxanthellae). — Scientific American, "Nanomachines, Jellyfish Hugs and Hurricane Dorian From Space: The Week's Best Science GIFs," 30 Aug. 2019 For decades, researchers have known that mitochondria are derived from bacteria that became internal symbionts of archaeal cells, but details of how that happened have been sketchy. — Quanta Magazine, "Researchers Rethink the Ancestry of Complex Cells," 9 Apr. 2019 Filaments of the protein actin, for example, could have stabilized contacts between the hosts and symbionts and improved the coupling of their metabolisms. — Quanta Magazine, "Researchers Rethink the Ancestry of Complex Cells," 9 Apr. 2019 In other words, can humans cultivate a better terrain for their symbionts? — Jason Pontin, WIRED, "The 19th-Century Crank Who Tried to Tell Us About the Microbiome," 15 June 2018 When stressed by heat these symbionts start producing dangerous oxidants. — The Economist, "Mass die-offs are driving efforts to create hardier corals," 15 Mar. 2018 Bassler’s first foray into quorum sensing involved Vibrio fischeri, a symbiont that lives inside deep ocean animals. — Jeffrey Marlow, WIRED, "The Secret Languages of Microbes," 5 June 2013These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'symbiont.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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symbiont
noun
sym·bi·ont
| \ ˈsim-ˌbī-ˌänt
, -bē-
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, -bē-
\
Medical Definition of symbiont
Other Words from symbiont
symbiontic
\ ˌsim-ˌbī-ˈänt-ik, -bē-
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adjective
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adjective