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Exobiota

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• Exocarp

  [ek-soh-kahrp] /ˈɛk soʊˌkɑrp/ noun, Botany. 1. . /ˈɛksəʊˌkɑːp/ noun 1. another name for epicarp exocarp (ěk’sō-kärp’) The outermost layer of the pericarp. In a fleshy drupe such as a peach, the skin constitutes the exocarp. Also called epicarp. Compare endocarp, mesocarp.

• Exocentric

  [ek-soh-sen-trik] /ˌɛk soʊˈsɛn trɪk/ adjective, Grammar. 1. not having the same syntactic function in the sentence as any one of its immediate constituents. In the garden is an exocentric construction, since it does not function in the same way as the noun garden. The noun bittersweet is an exocentric compound, since it is a noun […]

• Exocet

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• Exocrine

  [ek-suh-krin, -krahyn, -kreen] /ˈɛk sə krɪn, -ˌkraɪn, -ˌkrin/ Anatomy, Physiology adjective 1. secreting to an epithelial surface. 2. of or relating to an or its secretion. noun 3. an external secretion. 4. . /ˈɛksəʊˌkraɪn; -krɪn/ adjective 1. of or relating to exocrine glands or their secretions noun 2. an exocrine gland exocrine ex·o·crine (ěk’sə-krĭn, -krēn, […]

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