EXOGENOUSLY

Etymology

Adverb

exogenously (not comparable)

In an exogenous manner

Source: Wiktionary


EXOGENOUS

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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23 November 2024

THEORETICAL

(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”


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The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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