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  exoserosis ex·o·se·ro·sis (ěk’sō-sĭ-rō’sĭs) n. Serous oozing from the skin surface, as from eczema or abrasion.

• Exoskeletal

  [ek-soh-skel-i-tn] /ˌɛk soʊˈskɛl ɪ tn/ noun, Zoology. 1. an external covering or integument, especially when hard, as the shells of crustaceans (opposed to ). /ˌɛksəʊˈskɛlɪtən/ noun 1. the protective or supporting structure covering the outside of the body of many animals, such as the thick cuticle of arthropods Compare endoskeleton n. 1847, from exo- + […]

• Exoskeleton

  [ek-soh-skel-i-tn] /ˌɛk soʊˈskɛl ɪ tn/ noun, Zoology. 1. an external covering or integument, especially when hard, as the shells of crustaceans (opposed to ). /ˌɛksəʊˈskɛlɪtən/ noun 1. the protective or supporting structure covering the outside of the body of many animals, such as the thick cuticle of arthropods Compare endoskeleton n. 1847, from exo- + […]

• Exosmosis

  [ek-sos-moh-sis, ek-soz-] /ˌɛk sɒsˈmoʊ sɪs, ˌɛk sɒz-/ noun 1. Biology. osmosis toward the outside of a cell or vessel. 2. Physical Chemistry. the flow of a substance from an area of greater concentration to one of lower concentration (opposed to ). /ˌɛksɒzˈməʊsɪs; -sɒs-/ noun 1. (biology) osmosis in which water flows from a cell or […]

• Exosphere

  [ek-soh-sfeer] /ˈɛk soʊˌsfɪər/ noun 1. the highest region of the atmosphere, where the air density is so low that a fast-moving air molecule is more than 50 percent likely to escape from the atmosphere instead of hitting other molecules. /ˈɛksəʊˌsfɪə/ noun 1. the outermost layer of the earth’s atmosphere. It extends from about 400 km […]

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