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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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antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
duplicitycontradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action
inalienableincapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred
capacitylegal competency (see competence
consonanceharmony or agreement among components
earthyof, relating to, or consisting of earth
waneto decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle
uniquebeing the only one : sole
migrantone that migrates: such as
eroticof, devoted to, or tending to arouse sexual love or desire