Another Word For STRESSOR

stress

Noun : (biology) A physical, chemical, infective agent aggressing an organism.

Noun : (biology) Aggression toward an organism resulting in a response in an attempt to restore previous conditions.

Noun : (countable, physics) The internal distribution of force across a small boundary per unit area of that boundary (pressure) within a body. It causes strain or deformation and is typically symbolised by σ or τ.

aggressor

Noun : The person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression; that begins hostility or a quarrel; an assailant.

Noun : a fictional state created by the United States Army for maneuver and military exercise purposes in the 1950's

Noun : a citizen/subject of the fictional Aggressor state

controllability

Noun : The quality or extent of being controllable; controllableness.

activator

Noun : One who, or that which, activates.

Noun : (physical chemistry) Something that activates a catalyst

Noun : (biology) Any chemical or agent which regulates one or more genes by increasing the rate of transcription.

trigger

Noun : (firearms) A finger-operated lever used to fire a gun.

Noun : A similar device used to activate any mechanism.

Noun : An event that initiates others, or incites a response.

bullies

Noun : A person who is intentionally physically or emotionally cruel to others, especially to those whom they perceive as being vulnerable or of less power or privilege.

Noun : A noisy, blustering, tyrannical person, more insolent than courageous; one who is threatening and quarrelsome.

Noun : A hired thug.

precipitating

Verb : (transitive) To make something happen suddenly and quickly.

Verb : (transitive) To throw an object or person from a great height.

Verb : (transitive) To send violently into a certain state or condition.

stresses

Noun : (biology) A physical, chemical, infective agent aggressing an organism.

Noun : (biology) Aggression toward an organism resulting in a response in an attempt to restore previous conditions.

Noun : (countable, physics) The internal distribution of force across a small boundary per unit area of that boundary (pressure) within a body. It causes strain or deformation and is typically symbolised by σ or τ.

triggers

Noun : (firearms) A finger-operated lever used to fire a gun.

Noun : A similar device used to activate any mechanism.

Noun : An event that initiates others, or incites a response.

stressee

Noun : (psychology, biology) an organism that is stressed

genostress

Noun : (genetics) genetic stress

ecotoxicity

Noun : The potential for biological, chemical or physical stressors to affect ecosystems.

mitostress

Noun : (biology) mitochondrial stress

biomedicine

Noun : The application of biology and physiology to clinical medicine.

Noun : The branch of medicine that studies the effects of environmental stress on organisms (most often in space travel).

Noun : (countable) A medicine created with the use of living organisms.

hydrodynamism

Noun : The stress put on a marine organism (especially an intertidal one) by hydrodynamic factors

biostimulator

Noun : (biology) Something that biostimulates.

strain

Noun : (archaic) Race; lineage, pedigree.

Noun : (biology) A particular variety of a microbe, virus, or other organism, usually a taxonomically infraspecific one.

Noun : (figurative) Hereditary character, quality, tendency, or disposition.

ergotropy

Noun : (physics) The maximum amount of work that can be obtained from a quantum system

Noun : (biology) A state of active adaptation to the demands of stress or physical or mental work; arousal.

heat shock

Noun : (biology) The response of an organism to a rapid rise in temperature

macroenvironment

Noun : (biology) The large-scale and long-term environment and conditions that affect an organism.

Noun : Major external and uncontrollable factors that influence an organization's decision making, and affect its performance and strategies. These factors include the economic, demographics, legal, political, and social conditions, technological changes, and natural forces.

photostimulation

Noun : (biology, physics) The activation of a biological organ or organism by means of light

hormesis

Noun : (biology, toxicology) A phenomenon in which an environmental agent or stressor produces a stimulatory or beneficial effect at low doses and an inhibitory or harmful effect at higher doses, corresponding to a biphasic dose-response relationship.

exogeny

Noun : Influence by external forces.

Noun : Growth on the outside or near the surface.

Noun : (botany) A division of woody plants whose stem is formed by successive accretions to the outside of the wood under the bark

ecosensitivity

Noun : (biology) sensitivity of an organism to its ecological environment

comfort zone

Noun : The range of temperature, humidity, and other environmental factors that people or other organisms require in order to be physiologically unstressed.

Noun : (idiomatic, by extension) The range of circumstances in which a person feels relaxed or able to cope.

sensitivity

Noun : The quality or state of being sensitive; sensitiveness.

Noun : (biology) The ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli.

Noun : (biology, medicine, of a pathogen) Vulnerability to medical treatment: Synonym of susceptibility.

behavioristics

Noun : (biology) The study of the behavior of an organism in relation to its environment

anthropopressure

Noun : (ecology) pressure due to the presence of people or habitation

rheostasis

Noun : (biology) The regulation of some aspect of a biological organism in a changing environment.

exotic

Adjective : Foreign, especially in an exciting way.

Adjective : Non-native to the ecosystem.

Adjective : extraterrestial, alien

pseudoadaptation

Noun : (biology) The apparent adaptation of an organism to a changed environment that is however accompanied by excessive stress that causes later pathological change.

biodeterioration

Noun : (biology) Any undesirable change in the properties of a material, a construction, or a process caused by the vital activities of organisms.

determinant

Noun : A determining factor; an element that determines the nature of something.

Noun : (linear algebra) A scalar that encodes certain characteristics of a given transformation matrix; the unique scalar function over square matrices which is distributive over matrix multiplication, multilinear in the rows and columns, and takes the value 1 for the unit matrix; abbreviated as: det.

Noun : (biology) A substance that causes a cell to adopt a particular fate.

bioenvironment

Noun : A biological environment, or ecosystem.

biostimulation

Noun : (biology) The stimulation of a system's existing bacteria such that they can have a remedial action.

bioclimate

Noun : (biology, meteorology) A climate, as it influences, and is influenced by, biological organisms

modification

Noun : (obsolete, philosophy) The form of existence belonging to a particular object, entity etc.; a mode of being.

Noun : (linguistics) the change undergone by a word when used in a construction (for instance am => 'm in I'm)

Noun : The result of modifying something; a new or changed form.

medium

Noun : The material of the surrounding environment, e.g. solid, liquid, gas, vacuum, or a specific substance such as a solvent.

Noun : The materials or empty space through which signals, waves, or forces pass.

Noun : A format for communicating or presenting information.

envirotype

Noun : (genetics) A set of exogenous factors that affect the phenotype

ectohormone

Noun : (biology) Any hormone that is secreted into an individual's environment and affects the behaviour or activity of another individual (of the same or different species) in the manner of a pheromone.

superstrain

Noun : A strain (of a disease etc.) that comprehends several substrains.

Verb : (obsolete) To overstrain, to strain too much.

critical period

Noun : (psychology, biology) A maturational stage in the lifespan of an organism during which the nervous system is especially sensitive to certain environmental stimuli.

stenothermy

Noun : (biology) The condition of being stenothermal.

transmarginal inhibition

Noun : (psychology) An organism's response to overwhelming stimuli.

oestruation

Noun : (biology) The period of heat, or eagerness to mate, in animals.

biohazard

Noun : A biological hazard; a source of risk due to some biological factor such as bacteria or human waste.

biostasis

Noun : The ability of an organism to tolerate environmental changes without actively adapting to them

variety

Noun : (countable)

Noun : A deviation or difference.

Noun : A specific variation of something.

ecoenvironment

Noun : (ecology) An ecological environment

limiting factor

Noun : (management accounting) A constraint that limits the business from achieving a higher level of profitability.

Noun : (biology) A condition that limits the growth or abundance of a population of organisms in an ecosystem.

indicator

Noun : A pointer or index that indicates something.

Noun : A meter or gauge.

Noun : The needle or dial on such a meter.

bioorganism

Noun : A biological organism.

biological psychology

Noun : (psychology) The application of the principles of biology to the study of mental processes and behavior.

oxyregulation

Noun : (physiology) The regulation of oxygen in animals and plants

epistatic

Adjective : (genetics) Of or pertaining to epistasis.

clastogen

Noun : (genetics) Any agent that causes breaks in chromosomes.

ecosystem engineer

Noun : (ecology) Any organism that creates, significantly modifies, maintains or destroys a habitat.

photosimulation

Noun : (photography) A photographic image that has been computer-modified to show a not-yet existing feature

Noun : Misspelling of photostimulation. [(biology, physics) The activation of a biological organ or organism by means of light]

biostat

Noun : (ecology) A container in which organisms are kept in a controlled environment

invasive species

Noun : (biology) Any species that has been introduced to an environment where it is not native, and that has since become a nuisance through rapid spread and increase in numbers, often to the detriment of native species.

emotion

Noun : (obsolete) Movement; agitation. [16th–18th c.]

Noun : A person's internal state of being and involuntary physiological response to an object or a situation, based on or tied to physical state and sensory data.

Noun : A reaction by a non-human organism with behavioral and physiological elements similar to a person's response.

behavior

Noun : (uncountable) Human conduct relative to social norms.

Noun : (countable, uncountable) The way a living creature behaves or acts generally.

Noun : (uncountable, informal) A state of probation about one's conduct.

ecophysiology

Noun : (biology) The study of the relationships between, and adaptation of, the physiology of an organism and its environment

acclimation

Noun : The process of becoming, or the state of being, acclimated, or habituated to a new climate, surroundings, or situation; especially, acclimatization.

Noun : (biology) The adaptation of an organism to its natural climatic environment.

adaptation

Noun : (uncountable) The process of adapting something or becoming adapted to a situation; adjustment, modification.

Noun : (countable) A change that is made or undergone to suit a condition or environment.

Noun : (uncountable, evolutionary theory) The process of change that an organism undergoes to be better suited to its environment.

obesogen

Noun : (pathology) A chemical or other factor that disturbs the body's normal processes, causing it to tend toward obesity.

host

Noun : One which receives or entertains a guest, socially, commercially, or officially.

Noun : One that provides a facility for an event.

Noun : A person or organization responsible for running an event.

ecophenotype

Noun : A phenotype modified by an environmental factor.

bionomics

Noun : The study of an organism and its relation to its environment; ecology.

bioaggressor

Noun : A biological aggressor, especially an aggressive pest

specialist

Noun : Someone who is an expert in, or devoted to, some specific branch of study or research.

Noun : (sports) A player on a team who primarily employs one particular skill or takes one particular role.

Noun : (medicine) A physician whose practice is limited to a particular branch of medicine or surgery.

bioessentialism

Noun : The philosophy that biology plays a larger role in determining human psychology or development than social, economic, or environmental factors.

producer

Noun : (economics) An individual or organization that creates goods and services.

Noun : One who produces an artistic production, such as an album, a theater production, a film, a TV program, a video game, and so on.

Noun : (biology) An organism that produces complex organic compounds from simple molecules and an external source of energy.

oxyregulator

Noun : (biology) Any organism that can achieve oxyregulation

biological determinism

Noun : The hypothesis that biological factors such as an organism's genes (as opposed to social or environmental factors) determine the majority of psychological and behavioural traits.

Noun : The interpretation of humans and human life from a strictly biological point of view.

hyperregulation

Noun : (biology) excessive regulation

gravisensitivity

Noun : (biology) sensitivity (typically of a plant) to the effects of gravity (weight of its parts)

expressivity

Noun : (uncountable) The quality of being expressive.

Noun : (genetics) The degree to which a gene affects or can affect an organism.

biological psychologist

Noun : A type of psychologist who explores the application of the principles of biology to the study of mental processes and behaviors.

photoenvironment

Noun : (ecology) An environment that has a particular level of light

kinesis

Noun : (biology) The movement of an organism in response to an external stimulus.

Noun : (physics) Any energy that creates/controls movement.

Noun : (philosophy) The force driving life forward.

race

Noun : A contest between people, animals, vehicles, etc. where the goal is to be the first to reach some objective.

Noun : Swift progress; rapid motion; an instance of moving or driving at high speed.

Noun : (electronics, computing) A race condition; a bug or problem that occurs when two or more components attempt to use the same resource at the same time.

adaptability

Noun : The quality of being adaptable; a quality that renders adaptable.

Noun : (biology) Variability in respect to, or under the influence of, external conditions; susceptibility of an organism to that variation whereby it becomes suited to or fitted for its conditions of environment; the capacity of an organism to be modified by circumstances.

tropism

Noun : (uncountable, biology) The turning of an organism (chiefly a plant) or part of an organism either towards or away from a stimulus; (countable) an instance of this.

Noun : (countable, by extension, chiefly virology) A capability or tendency for a pathogen (chiefly a virus) to infect a type of cell, tissue, organ, or host organism.

Noun : (countable, figurative) Of a person: an instinctive predilection or tendency; also (generally), a liking, a preference.

bioregulation

Noun : Any biological process that regulates something.

spontaneity

Noun : (uncountable) The quality of being spontaneous.

Noun : (countable) Spontaneous behaviour.

Noun : (biology) The tendency to undergo change, characteristic of both animal and vegetable organisms, and not restrained or checked by the environment.

organism

Noun : (obsolete, rare) The fact of being organic; organicity.

Noun : Something with many separate interdependent parts, seen as being like a living thing; an organic system.

Noun : (biology) A discrete and complete living thing, such as animal, plant, fungus or microorganism.

invasive exotic

Noun : (agriculture) A species or an individual of a species that is foreign to an environment and that, when introduced to that environment, outcompetes native species.

anthropization

Noun : (ecology) The transformation or adaptation of the environment to meet the needs of humans, or by human activity.

bacteria

Noun : (US) A type, species, or strain of bacterium.

Noun : (derogatory, slang) Lowlife, slob (could be treated as plural or singular).

Noun : (dated, medicine) An oval bacterium, as distinguished from a spherical coccus or rod-shaped bacillus.

allostasis

Noun : The process of achieving stability, or homeostasis, in the body, through physiological or behavioral change.

biotron

Noun : (biology) A chamber in which the effects of climate on organisms can be studied

evolutionary trap

Noun : (biology, evolutionary theory) The situation of an evolved behaviour or trait of a species becoming detrimental to the survival or reproductive ability of individuals, possibly leading to extinction.

Noun : (ecology) The situation of a rapid ecological change triggering decisions about choice of habitat that are detrimental for an individual; an ecological trap.

habitat

Noun : (uncountable, biology) Conditions suitable for an organism or population of organisms to live.

Noun : (countable, biology) A range; a place where a species naturally occurs.

Noun : (countable, biology) A terrestrial or aquatic area distinguished by geographic, abiotic and biotic features, whether entirely natural or semi-natural.

extremophile

Noun : (ecology) An organism that lives under extreme conditions of temperature, salinity etc; commercially important as a source of enzymes that operate under similar conditions.

stenobiont

Noun : (ecology) An organism that is able to tolerate only a limited range of environments.

bioadaptation

Noun : (biology) biological adaptation

trait

Noun : (biology, psychology) An identifying characteristic, habit or trend.

Noun : (object-oriented programming) An uninstantiable collection of methods that provides functionality to a class by using the class’s own interface.

osmoprotection

Noun : (biology) The mechanism by which the cells of an organism protect themselves against osmotic stress.

biopsych

Noun : (colloquial) biopsychology

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