- mutualist
- SYN: symbion. [L. mutuus, in return, mutual]
* * *
mu·tu·al·ist (muґtu-əl-ist) any organism or species associated with another in a relationship which is beneficial to both.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
mutualist
Look at other dictionaries:
mutualist — MUTUALÍST, Ă, mutualişti, ste, adj., s.m. şi f. (Adept) al mutualismului. [pr.: tu a ] – Din fr. mutualiste. Trimis de ana zecheru, 17.05.2004. Sursa: DEX 98 mutualíst s. m., adj. m. (sil. tu a … Dicționar Român
mutualist — adj. One practising or advocating the doctrine of mutualism. Syn: interdependent, mutually beneficial. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mutualist — noun see mutualism … New Collegiate Dictionary
mutualist — (mu tu al ist) An organism associated with another in a relationship that is beneficial to both (and often obligatory) … Dictionary of microbiology
Mutualist — Mu|tu|a|list der; en, en <zu ↑...ist> Vertreter, Anhänger des Mutualismus (3) … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
mutualist — mjuËtjÊŠÉ™lɪst n. advocate of mutualism, one who believes in social and individual interdependence … English contemporary dictionary
mutualist — mu·tu·al·ist … English syllables
mutualist — adjective mutually dependent • Syn: ↑interdependent, ↑mutually beneficial • Similar to: ↑dependent • Derivationally related forms: ↑interdependency (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
interdependent mutualist mutually beneficial — Dependent De*pend ent, a. [L. dependens, entis, p. pr. dependere. See {Depend}, and cf. {Dependant}.] 1. Hanging down; as, a dependent bough or leaf. [1913 Webster] 2. Relying on, or subject to, something else for support; not able to exist, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mutualism — mutualist, n. mutualistic, adj. /myooh chooh euh liz euhm/, n. 1. a relationship between two species of organisms in which both benefit from the association. 2. the doctrine that the interdependence of social elements is the primary determinant… … Universalium
