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xenobiont

xenobiont noun: any organism found in surroundings, or in association with another organism, in which it is normally absent.

Noun

xenobiont (plural xenobionts)

  1. Any organism found in surroundings, or in association with another organism, in which it is normally absent.

Forms of xenobiont

pluralxenobionts

Origin of xenobiont

From xeno- + -biont.

Questions about xenobiont

What does xenobiont mean?
Xenobiont means any organism found in surroundings, or in association with another organism, in which it is normally absent.
What part of speech is xenobiont?
Xenobiont is a noun.
What is the plural of xenobiont?
The plural of xenobiont is xenobionts.

Words near xenobiont in the dictionary

  1. xenobiochemistry
  2. xenobiological
  3. xenobiologist
  4. xenobiologists
  5. xenobiology
  6. xenobiont
  7. xenobionts
  8. xenobiosis
  9. xenobiotic
  10. xenobiotically
  11. xenobiotics

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