Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In the manner of a commensal.
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- adverb In a
commensal manner.
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- adverb in a commensal manner
Etymologies
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commensal + -ly
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Examples
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However, the productivity on mixed substrates may be increased with a system of several microbes whose populations can coexist commensally or neutrally (15).
Chapter 22 1979
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