Synonyms for exogenous
- adjective
Most common
Definitions
- adj. 1
Having an external cause. Produced or originating outside of the referent organism.
Related words
- Other spellings
- exogeneous
Example sentences
- adventitious A rather adventitious source informed me of his past doings.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| exogenous | steady | |
| adventitious | falling | |
| xenobiotic | rising | |
| exogenic | falling | |
| exogenetic | falling | |
| ectogenous | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- exogenic
- 10 letters
- xenobiotic, exogenetic, ectogenous
- 12 letters
- adventitious