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extraorganismal

extraorganismal adjective: that exists outside of an organism.

Adjective

extraorganismal (not comparable)

  1. That exists outside of an organism
    • In fact eDNA, as commonly referred to in the literature, is a continuum from DNA contained in whole living organisms to extraorganismal DNA in tissue remains or free, extramembranous DNA in the environment [28 ].2015 October 6, “Deep-Sea, Deep-Sequencing: Metabarcoding Extracellular DNA from Sediments of Marine Canyons”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of extraorganismal

From extra- + organismal.

Questions about extraorganismal

What does extraorganismal mean?
Extraorganismal means that exists outside of an organism.
What part of speech is extraorganismal?
Extraorganismal is an adjective.

Words near extraorganismal in the dictionary

  1. extraordinary rendition
  2. extraordinary renditions
  3. extraordinary session
  4. extraordinary sessions
  5. extraordinate
  6. extraorganismal
  7. extraorganismic
  8. extraorganizational
  9. extraornery
  10. extraosseous
  11. extraosseously

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