xenochemistry

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noun

The study of extraterrestrial chemistry.

Scrabble 30

Meanings

nounxenochemistry (uncountable)
  1. rareuncountableliteratureThe study of extraterrestrial chemistry.

    The engineering scale shows “simple copy” at the biological “system or structure” level down to “xenochemistry of engineered systems” at the “molecular level.”

    2012, Norman M. Wereley, Janet M. Sater, Plants and Mechanical Motion: A Synthetic Approach to Nastic Materials and Structures

Origin

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APA

xenochemistry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xenochemistry

MLA

“xenochemistry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xenochemistry. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “xenochemistry,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xenochemistry.

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