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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
cryptobiosis /ˌkrɪptə(ʊ)bʌɪˈəʊsɪs/

▶noun Biology a physiological state in which metabolic activity is reduced to an undetectable level without disappearing altogether.

– derivatives
cryptobiotic adjective.

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