cryptobiosis in English
noun
1
a physiological state in which metabolic activity is reduced to an undetectable level without disappearing altogether. It is known in certain plant and animal groups adapted to survive periods of extremely dry conditions.
This phenomenon, named cryptobiosis , involves a reversible suspension of the metabolism and an effective isolation from the environmental changes.
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1. Aestivating, quiescent insects may be in cryptobiosis and highly tolerant to heat and drought
2. Cryptobiotic soil crusts are so named because 1) they form crusts on soil and 2) they are primarily made up of cyanobacteria, green algae, fungi, lichens, and mosses that can survive long periods of drought by shutting down their metabolisms, a habit known as "cryptobiosis." ("Crypto" comes from the Greek word for hidden, and such organisms