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Definition of azoic adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

azoic

adjective
 
/eɪˈzəʊɪk/
 
/eɪˈzəʊɪk/
(formal)
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  1. without any life or signs of life in the past
    • Marine life was discovered at depths previously thought to be azoic.
    Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Greek azōos ‘without life’ + -ic.
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