exo - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'exo' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Exo

- A prefix signifying out of, outside; as in exocarp, exogen, exoskeleton.

exocardiac exocardial exocarp exoccipital exocetus exocoetus exoculate exode exodic exodus

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Exogamy
Exogamy is the requirement that people select a mate outside certain groups
Exoenzyme
Exoenzyme is an enzyme excreted by a microorganism into the environment. Also called extracellular enzyme.
Exogenous
Exogenous produced or originating from without.
Exons
Exons code-bearing sequences of a gene.
Exonuclease
Exonuclease is an enzyme that hydrolyzes a nucleic acid. Starting at one end.
Exospore
Exospore is a heat and desiccation resistant spore formed external to the vegetative cell by a budding process; e. g., the exospores of the
Exothermic
Exothermic describing a chemical reaction that gives off energy.
Exotoxin
Exotoxin is a toxic protein excreted by a microorganism into the surrounding medium.

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