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exogenous

/ɛkˈsɑ.d͡ʒə.nəs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.72 in modern English

Syllables
ex-oge-nous
IPA
/ɛkˈsɑ.d͡ʒə.nəs/
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having an external cause.

adj

Having an external cause.

adj

Having an external cause.

adj

Having an external cause.

adj

Having an external cause.

adj

Related to the exogen growth phase.

Etymology

From exo- + -genous.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɛkˈsɑ.d͡ʒə.nəs/
  • British English: /ɛkˈsɒd͡ʒ.ɪ.nəs/

Derived Forms

exogenically exogenously nonexogenous

Frequently Paired Words

exogeny exogeneity exogenousity

Synonyms

xenobiotic exogenetic exogenic

Antonyms

endogenous

Rhymes With

endogenous erogenous hematogenous androgenous lymphogenous oncogenous

Questions

How do you pronounce exogenous?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɛkˈsɑ.d͡ʒə.nəs/.
What does exogenous mean?
Having an external cause.
Where does exogenous come from?
From exo- + -genous.

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