| ACROGENOUS | • acrogenous adj. (Botany) Increasing by growth from the extremity. • ACROGENOUS adj. like or relating to an acrogen, a cryptogam with a distinct permanent stem. |
| AUTOGENOUS | • autogenous adj. Produced independently of an external cause or influence. • autogenous adj. (Anatomy) Developed from an independent centre of ossification. • AUTOGENOUS adj. self-generated. |
| ECTOGENOUS | • ectogenous adj. (Zoology, of a pathogenic organism) Able to survive outside of its host. • ECTOGENOUS adj. of a parasite, that can live outside a host. |
| ENDOGENOUS | • endogenous adj. Produced, originating or growing from within. • endogenous adj. Of a natural process: caused by factors within the body. • ENDOGENOUS adj. produced or growing from within. |
| GANGRENOUS | • gangrenous adj. Indicative of or afflicted with gangrene. • GANGRENOUS adj. of or like gangrene. |
| HALOGENOUS | • halogenous adj. (Chemistry) Of a compound: containing a halogen as part of the molecule. • HALOGENOUS adj. of the nature of a halogen. |
| HOMOGENOUS | • homogenous adj. (Biology) Having the same genetic structure; exhibiting homogeny. • homogenous adj. (See usage notes) Alternative form of homogeneous (“having the same composition”). • HOMOGENOUS adj. having a resemblance in structure, due to descent from a common progenitor with subsequent modification. |
| HYPOGENOUS | • hypogenous adj. (Botany) Produced or growing on the undersurface. • HYPOGENOUS adj. produced or growing on the undersurface, esp. (of fern spores) growing on the undersurface of the leaves. |
| INDIGENOUS | • indigenous adj. Born or originating in, native to a land or region, especially before an intrusion. • indigenous adj. Innate, inborn. • Indigenous adj. Alternative letter-case form of indigenous (“native, relating to the native inhabitants of a land”). |
| LYSIGENOUS | • lysigenous adj. (Biology) Related to or formed by lysigeny. • LYSIGENOUS adj. caused by the breaking down of cells, also LYSIGENETIC, LYSIGENIC. |
| MONOGENOUS | • monogenous adj. (Biology) Relating to monogenesis. • monogenous adj. (Mathematics) Having a single differential coefficient considered as a rule of generation. • MONOGENOUS adj. of or pertaining to monogenesis; as, monogenous, or asexual, reproduction. |
| NUBIGENOUS | • nubigenous adj. Born of, or produced from, clouds. • NUBIGENOUS adj. cloud-born. |
| OMNIGENOUS | • omnigenous adj. Consisting of all kinds. • OMNIGENOUS adj. of all kinds. |
| ONCOGENOUS | • ONCOGENOUS adj. relating to an oncogene, an agent producing cancerous tumours. |
| POLYGENOUS | • polygenous adj. Consisting of, or containing, many kinds or genres. • polygenous adj. Of or pertaining to polygenesis. • POLYGENOUS adj. of multiple origin or composition. |
| PYROGENOUS | • pyrogenous adj. (Pathology, chemistry, geology) Synonym of pyrogenic. • pyrogenous adj. (Pathology, chemistry, geology) Synonym of pyrogenetic. • PYROGENOUS adj. produced by, or producing, heat or fever, also PYROGENETIC, PYROGENIC. |
| XENOGENOUS | • xenogenous adj. Of foreign origin; xenogenic. • xenogenous adj. (Pathology) Caused by a foreign body; originating outside the organism. Xenogenous caused by a foreign… • XENOGENOUS adj. due to an outside cause. |
| XYLOGENOUS | • xylogenous adj. (Biology) Living or growing on wood. • XYLOGENOUS adj. growing on wood. |