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xenic

/ˈzɛnɪk/

xenic adjective: containing an unidentified organism, especially a bacterium.

Adjective (1)

xenic (not comparable)

  1. Containing an unidentified organism, especially a bacterium.
  2. Of or pertaining to xenogenders.
  3. Strange or foreign in some way.
    • Sino-Xenic

Adjective (2)

xenic (not comparable)

  1. Relating to xenic acid.

Origin of xenic

From xeno- + -ic.

From xenon + -ic.

Words formed from xenic

Questions about xenic

What does xenic mean?
Xenic means containing an unidentified organism, especially a bacterium.
What part of speech is xenic?
Xenic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce xenic?
Xenic is pronounced /ˈzɛnɪk/.

Words near xenic in the dictionary

  1. xenharmonics
  2. xenharmony
  3. xenia
  4. xenial
  5. xenias
  6. xenic
  7. xenic acid
  8. xenica
  9. Xenical
  10. xenicas
  11. xenicid

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