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Xenogenesis

Definition: Xenogenesis

Xenogenesis

Noun

1. The alternation of two or more different forms in the life cycle of a plant or animal.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Etymology: Xenogenesis \Xen`o*gen"e*sis\, noun. [from Greek expression xe`nos stranger English genesis.]. (references)


Synonyms: Xenogenesis

Synonyms: alternation of generations (n), heterogenesis (n). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Xenogenesis

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Production

Spontaneous generation; archegenesis, archebiosis; biogenesis, abiogenesis, digenesis, dysmerogenesis, eumerogenesis, heterogenesis, oogenesis, merogenesis, metogenesis, monogenesis, parthenogenesis, homogenesis, xenogenesis; authorship, publication; works, opus, oeuvre.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Xenogenesis

English words defined with "xenogenesis": Xenogenetic. (references)

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Modern Usage: Xenogenesis

DomainUsage

Movie/TV Titles

Xenogenesis (1978)

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Commercial Usage: Xenogenesis

DomainTitle

Books

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Xenogenesis

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

xenogenesis

3
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Modern Translation: Xenogenesis

Language Translations for "xenogenesis"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Farsi 

  

ناجوری(زیست سناسی), خلق ناگهانی , جورواجوری . (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

enogenesisxay

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Rhyming with "Xenogenesis"

Words rhyming with "xenogenesis" (pronounced 'Xen`o*gen"e*sis'): Abiogenesis, Absis, Actinomycosis, Adenosclerosis, Adipolysis, AEsthesis, Agamogenesis, Agenesis, Agennesis, Albuminosis, Amanuensis, Amaurosis, Amitosis, Ampelopsis, Amphiarthrosis, Amphigenesis, Amylogenesis, Amylolysis, Anabasis, Anacoenosis, Anacrusis, Anadiplosis, Anaesthesis, Anagnorisis, Anamnesis, Anamorphosis, Anapophysis, Anastomosis, Anemosis, Angioneurosis, Ankylostomiasis, Antanaclasis, Anthesis, Anthracosis, Anthropomorphosis, Antimetathesis, Antiperistasis, Antiphrasis, Antiptosis, Antipyresis, Antisepsis, Antithesis, Aparithmesis, Aphaeresis, Apheresis, Aphesis, Apodosis, Aponeurosis, Apophasis, Apophysis. (additional references)

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Anagrams: Xenogenesis

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "e-e-e-g-i-n-n-o-s-s-x"

-1 letter: xenogenies.

-3 letters: exegesis, genoises, goneness.

-4 letters: engines, ensigns, eosines, exogens, geneses, genesis, genoise, nosings, oneness, seeings, sensing, signees, soignee, sonnies.

-5 letters: egises, engine, enosis, ensign, eosine, eosins, essoin, exines, exogen, genies, gneiss, gnoses, gnosis, noesis, noises, nosing, ossein, seeing, segnos, seines, sexing, sieges, signee, singes, soigne, sonsie, xenons.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Expressions: Internet
7. Translations: Modern
8. Rhymes
9. Anagrams
10. Bibliography


  

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