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xen-


xen-

combining form

Definition of XEN-

1
a : guest : foreigner <xenophobia> b : that which is not the host <xenograft>
2
a : strange : foreign <xenolith> b : not being the host <xenobiotic>

Variants of XEN-

xen- or xeno-

Origin of XEN-

Late Latin, from Greek, from xenos stranger, guest, host

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