xenogenesis
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Xenogenesis — Xen o*gen e*sis, n. [Gr. xe nos a stranger + E. genesis.] (Biol.) (a) Same as {Heterogenesis}. (b) The fancied production of an organism of one kind by an organism of another. Huxley. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
xenogénesis — 1. alternancia de rasgos en generaciones sucesivas; heterogénesis. 2. producción teórica de descendencia totalmente diferente a los padres. Diccionario Mosby Medicina, Enfermería y Ciencias de la Salud, Ediciones Hancourt, S.A. 1999 … Diccionario médico
xenogenesis — [zen΄ōjen′ə sis] n. [ModL: see XENO & GENESIS] Biol. 1. a) SPONTANEOUS GENERATION b) ALTERNATION OF GENERATIONS 2. the supposed production of an individual completely different from either of its parents xenogen … English World dictionary
xenogenesis — see heterogenesis … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
xenogenesis — xenogenetic /zen euh jeuh net ik, zee neuh /, xenogenic, adj. /zen euh jen euh sis, zee neuh /, n. Biol. 1. heterogenesis (def. 1). 2. the supposed generation of offspring completely and permanently different from the parent. Also, xenogeny /zeuh … Universalium
xenogenesis — n. birth of offspring entirely different from both its parents (Biology) … English contemporary dictionary
xenogenesis — xeno·genesis … English syllables
xenogenesis — xen•o•gen•e•sis [[t]ˌzɛn əˈdʒɛn ə sɪs, ˌzi nə [/t]] also xe•nog•e•ny [[t]zəˈnɒdʒ ə ni[/t]] n. 1) bio heterogenesis 2) bio the supposed generation of offspring completely and permanently different from the parent • Etymology: 1865–70 xen… … From formal English to slang
xenogenesis — /zɛnəˈdʒɛnəsəs/ (say zenuh jenuhsuhs) noun the supposed generation of offspring completely and permanently different from the parent. Also, xenogeny /zəˈnɒdʒəni/ (say zuh nojuhnee). –xenogenetic /ˌzɛnoʊdʒəˈnɛtɪk/ (say .zenohjuh netik), xenogenic …
xenogenesis — noun the alternation of two or more different forms in the life cycle of a plant or animal • Syn: ↑alternation of generations, ↑heterogenesis • Hypernyms: ↑organic phenomenon • Hyponyms: ↑metagenesis, ↑digenesis … Useful english dictionary
