单词 | xenogenesis |
释义 | xenogenesis in British English (ˌzɛnəˈdʒɛnɪsɪs) or xenogeny (zɛˈnɒdʒɪnɪ) noun 1. the supposed production of offspring completely unlike either parent 2. another name for abiogenesis, alternation of generations Derived forms xenogenetic (ˌzɛnəʊdʒɪˈnɛtɪk) or xenogenic (ˌxenoˈgenic) adjective xenogenesis in American English (ˌzɛnoʊˈdʒɛnəsɪs) noun Biology 1. a. spontaneous generation b. alternation of generations 2. the supposed production of an individual completely different from either of its parents Derived forms xenogenetic (ˌxenogeˈnetic) (ˌzɛnoʊdʒəˈnɛtɪk) adjective or ˌxenoˈgenic (ˌzɛnoʊˈdʒɛnɪk) Word origin ModL: see xeno- & -genesis |
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