Defn: Of or pertaining to xenogenesis; as, the xenogenetic origin of microzymes. Huxley.
XENOMANIA
Xen`o*ma"ni*a, n. Etym: [Gr. xe`nos strange + E. mania.]
Defn: A mania for, or an inordinate attachment to, foreign customs, institutions, manners, fashions, etc. [R.] Saintsbury.
XENOMI
Xen"o*mi, n. pl. Etym: [NL., from Gr. xe`nos strange.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A suborder of soft-rayed fresh-water fishes of which the blackfish of Alaska (Dallia pectoralis) is the type.
XENON
Xen"on, n. [Gr. , neut. of strange.] (Chem.)
Defn: A very heavy, inert gaseous element occurring in the atmosphere in the proportion of one volume is about 20 millions. It was discovered by Ramsay and Travers in 1898. It can be condensed to a liquid boiling at -109º C., and to a solid which volatilizes without melting. Symbol Xe or X; atomic weight 130.2.
XENOPTERYGII
Xe*nop`te*ryg"i*i, n. pl. Etym: [NL., from Gr. xe`nos strange +
(Zoöl.)
Defn: A suborder of fishes including Gobiesox and allied genera. These fishes have soft-rayed fins, and a ventral sucker supported in front by the pectoral fins. They are destitute of scales.
XENOTIME
Xen"o*time, n. Etym: [Gr. xe`nos guest, stranger + xenotim.] (Min.)