Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
EXOGENOUS
exogenous, exogenic
(adjective) derived or originating externally
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
exogenous (not comparable)
Having an external cause.
(biology) Produced or originating outside of an organism.
(biology) Growing as an exogen, by successive additions to the outside.
(medicine, of a disease) Having a cause external to the infected organism.
(economics, of a model) Being or relating to a change that comes from outside the model and is not explained by the model.
(database, of a key) A key that has no meaning such as an automatically generated ID number, usually accompanied by a name or title which DOES have meaning.
Synonyms
• exogenetic
Antonyms
• endogenous
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*og"e*nous, a.
1. (Bot.)
Definition: Pertaining to, or having the character of, an exogen; -- the opposite of endogenous.
2. (Biol.)
Definition: Growing by addition to the exterior.
3. (Anat.)
Definition: Growing from previously ossified parts; -- opposed to autogenous. Owen. Exogenous aneurism (Med.), an aneurism which is produced by causes acting from without, as from injury.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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