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xerotolerance

xerotolerance noun: ability to thrive in a dry environment.

Noun

xerotolerance (uncountable)

  1. Ability to thrive in a dry environment.

Origin of xerotolerance

From xero- + tolerance.

Questions about xerotolerance

What does xerotolerance mean?
Xerotolerance means ability to thrive in a dry environment.
What part of speech is xerotolerance?
Xerotolerance is a noun.

Words near xerotolerance in the dictionary

  1. xerothermophilic
  2. xerothermophilous
  3. xerothermous
  4. xerotherms
  5. xerotic
  6. xerotolerance
  7. xerotolerant
  8. xerotripsis
  9. xerotropic
  10. xerotropism
  11. xerox

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