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en·dog·e·nous
 endogenous
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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
coming or produced from or developing within, as certain spores, or due to internal conditions, as certain diseases. (Cf. exogenous.)
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| definition 2: |
of, pertaining to, or constituting the metabolism of elements of living tissue containing nitrogen.
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adverb + (adj.)endogenous
clearly, empirically, recently, thus, wholly
(adj.)endogenous
+ noun
acid,
activation,
amount,
brain,
change,
characteristic,
combination,
component,
compound,
consequence,
degree,
development,
disclosure,
disorder,
east,
estimate,
estrogen,
explanation,
factor,
failure,
feeling,
field,
force,
gene,
growth,
hormone,
hypothesis,
influence,
inhibition,
input,
institution,
insulin,
interaction,
labour,
level,
loss,
mechanism,
migration,
model,
nature,
oil,
opiate,
panel,
passage,
pattern,
peptide,
potential,
presence,
pressure,
price,
process,
production,
progress,
progression,
property,
protein,
receptor,
result,
rhythm,
rite,
selection,
self-reliance,
shock,
source,
substance,
synthesis,
system,
tariff,
theory,
trigger,
variable
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| derivation: |
endogenously (adv.) |
The word endogenous
contains the following parts:
endo-
Greek
prefix
that means inside
  Example words:
endoblast, endocarditis, endocarp, endocrine, endocrinology, endoderm, endogamy, endogenous, endometrium, endoplasm, endoskeleton, endosperm, endothermic
-ous, -ious
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means full of, characterized by
More about this word part:
The suffix "-ous
, -ious
" attaches to Latin, Greek, and native English roots
Example words:
adventurous, ambiguous, amorous, amorphous, anadromous, androgynous, anomalous, apetalous, apocarpous, apterous, aqueous, atrocious, auspicious, avaricious, azygous, captious, carnivorous, chromous, coterminous, covetous, curious, delicious, diadromous, diaphanous, dicephalous, dioecious, disingenuous, egregious, endogenous, enormous, epigynous, euphonious, extemporaneous, ferocious, fortuitous, generous, glorious, gracious, gregarious, heterogamous, heterogeneous, homogeneous, homogenous, homologous, homopterous, hydrous, hypogynous, illustrious, impecunious, impervious, incommodious, incongruous, inconspicuous, indecorous, infamous, infelicitous, innocuous, intravenous, isogenous, isomerous, joyous, judicious, laborious, ludicrous, lustrous, magnanimous, malicious, malodorous, monoclinous, monoecious, multiparous, nauseous, perigynous, poisonous, porous, precious, quadrumanous, ramous, rebellious, spacious, subaqueous, synchronous, tubuliflorous, unanimous, valorous, vicious, wondrous, xerophilous
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