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A state in which an animal's metabolic activities come to a reversible standstill
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cryptobiosis
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Cryptobiosis is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who . It was initially made available as an exclusive bonus to Big Finish series subscribers and was not sold commercially, although ...
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n. (context biology English) A state of life, entered by some organisms, in which all metabolic activity is temporarily halted
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n. a state in which an animal's metabolic activities come to a reversible standstill
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Walbrook Enterprises thought of the process as something akin to cryptobiosis, a cryptobiosis which would work for human beings.