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HOMEOSTASIS

a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group

The meaning of the word homeostasis is a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group.

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reputedhaving a good repute : reputable
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illusivebased on or producing illusion : illusory
antediluvianof or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible
internecineof, relating to, or involving conflict within a group
runicany of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries
breedto produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation
dismantleto disconnect the pieces of
leewayan allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance
misdemeanora crime less serious than a felony (see felony