xeno-

xeno-
Strange; foreign material; parasite. See hetero-, allo-. [G. xenos, guest, host, stranger, foreign]

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prefix denoting
different; foreign; alien.

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  • Xeno — is a prefix based on the Greek word Xenos , meaning stranger.For articles that use this prefix in their titles, consult: lookfrom|XenoXeno may also refer to: *Xeno Müller (born 1972), a Swiss athlete *Xeno, Salamis is an area in Salamis Island… …   Wikipedia

  • xeno — xen , xén, xeníe, elem. Străin, parazit , gazdă , ospitalitate . (din fr. xén/o/ , xène, xénie, cf. gr. xenos) Trimis de tavi, 14.05.2004. Sursa: MDN  XENO Element prim de compunere savantă cu semnificaţia străin ; oaspete . [var. xen . / < …   Dicționar Român

  • xeno — xeno·crys·tic; xeno·lith·ic; xeno·plas·ti·cal·ly; …   English syllables

  • xeno- — before vowels, xen , from Gk. xeno , comb. form of xenos a guest, stranger, foreigner (see GUEST (Cf. guest) (n.)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • Xeno II. — Xeno II. (georgisch ილია II; gebürtig Xenofon Kouridisilis (georgisch ირაკლიღუ ურიშიოლაშვ); (* um 1030 im heutigen Nordossetien Alanien; † 1096/1097) war ein orthodoxer Geistlicher. Er war Patriarch der Georgischen Orthodoxen Apostelkirche von… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • xeno... — xeno...   [griechisch xénos »Fremder«, »fremd«], vor Vokalen verkürzt zu xen..., Wortbildungselement mit den Bedeutungen: 1) fremd, unbekannt, z. B. Xenophobie, Xenoglossie; 2) Gast, z. B. Xenobiose …   Universal-Lexikon

  • -xeno — [dal gr. ksénos straniero, ospite ]. Secondo elemento di parole composte, nelle quali significa straniero , estraneo , ospite , strano …   Enciclopedia Italiana

  • xeno- — (davanti a voc. xen ; non com. seno ) [dal gr. ksénos straniero, ospite ]. Primo elemento di parole composte, nelle quali significa straniero , estraneo , ospite , strano …   Enciclopedia Italiana

  • xeno- — (Del gr. ξένος). elem. compos. Significa extranjero . Xenofobia …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • xeno- — [zen′ō, zen′ə; zē′nō, zē′nə] [< Gr xenos, foreign, stranger] combining form 1. stranger, foreigner [xenophobia] 2. strange, foreign [xenolith]: Also, before a vowel, xen …   English World dictionary

  • xéno- — xén(o) ♦ Élément, du gr. xenos « étranger ». xén(o) élément, du gr. xenos, étranger et étrange . ⇒XÉN(O) , (XÉN , XÉNO )élém. formant Élém. tiré du gr. « étranger, hôte; étrange », entrant dans la constr. d un certain nombre de termes relevant de …   Encyclopédie Universelle

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