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xenohormesis

xenohormesis noun: a hypothetical process by which an animal consuming a plant may respond to signalling molecules in the plant and exhibit a corresponding protective response, as in times of famine.

Noun

xenohormesis (uncountable)

  1. A hypothetical process by which an animal consuming a plant may respond to signalling molecules in the plant and exhibit a corresponding protective response, as in times of famine.

Origin of xenohormesis

From xeno- + hormesis.

Questions about xenohormesis

What does xenohormesis mean?
Xenohormesis means a hypothetical process by which an animal consuming a plant may respond to signalling molecules in the plant and exhibit a corresponding protective response, as in times of famine.
What part of speech is xenohormesis?
Xenohormesis is a noun.

Words near xenohormesis in the dictionary

  1. xenoheart
  2. xenohearts
  3. xenohepatocyte
  4. xenohepatocytes
  5. xenohistory
  6. xenohormesis
  7. xenohormetic
  8. xenohormonal
  9. xenohormone
  10. xenohormones
  11. xenohybrid

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