Extraorganismal

/ˌɛkstrɔːrgænɪzˈmeɪtəl/ adjective

Definition

Located or existing outside of an organism; in biology, referring to processes or structures that occur in the environment rather than within a living thing.

Etymology

From Latin 'extra' (outside) + 'organismal' (from 'organism', which comes from Greek 'organon' meaning tool or instrument). The term developed in 20th-century biology.

Kelly Says

Enzymes breaking down food in your gut are extraorganismal in a sense—they're made by your body but work in the digestive tract, a space technically 'outside' your organism's cells, which is why you can't digest certain raw plant materials without external heat.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
Extraordinary
ek-strah-or-di-na-ri
ARالعربية
خارجي للكائنات الحية
kha-ra-ji lil-ka-a-naat al-hai-ya
BNবাংলা
অবশিষ্ট
ob-shi-st
CACatalà
extraorgànic
ek-strah-or-ga-nik
CSČeština
extraorganický
ek-strah-or-gan-i-cky
DADansk
ekstraorganisk
ek-strah-or-gan-isk
DEDeutsch
extraorganisch
ek-stra-or-gan-ish
ELΕλληνικά
εξωοργανικός
ek-zoo-or-gan-i-kos
ESEspañol
extraorgánico
ek-strah-or-gan-i-ko
FAفارسی
بیرون از ارگانیسم
bee-ro-on az or-ga-ni-sam
FISuomi
extraorganinen
ek-strah-or-gan-i-nen
FRFrançais
extra-organique
ek-stra-or-ga-nik
GUGU
વિશિષ્ટતા
vi-shi-sh-ta
HAHA
waje
wa-je
HEעברית
חוץ-תאורי
chuts-ta-o-ri
HIहिन्दी
जीव-बाह्य
jeev-ba-hya
HUMagyar
extraorganikus
ek-strah-or-gan-i-kus
IDBahasa Indonesia
di luar organisme
di lu-ar or-ga-niz-me
IGIG
na-akwụ ụwa
na-ak-wu oo-wa
ITItaliano
extraorganico
ek-strah-or-gan-i-ko
JA日本語
生物外
seibutsu-gai
KKKK
органынан сырт
or-ga-nan syrt
KMKM
बाहेर មាន
ba-her ma-an
KO한국어
생물 외
saeng-mul-oe
MRMR
जीव बाह्य
jeev ba-hya
MSBahasa Melayu
luar organisma
lu-ar or-ga-niz-ma
MYမြန်မာ
जीव-बाह्य
jeev-ba-hya
NLNederlands
extra-organisch
ek-stra-or-gan-ish
NONorsk
ekstraorganisk
ek-strah-or-gan-isk
PAPA
ਜੀਵ-ਬਾਹਰ
jeev-ba-har
PLPolski
pozajrganiczny
po-za-r-gan-i-ch-ny
PTPortuguês
extraorgânico
ek-strah-or-gan-i-ko
RORomână
extraorganic
ek-strah-or-gan-ik
RUРусский
внеорганический
vnye-or-ga-ni-ches-kiy
SVSvenska
extraorganisk
ek-strah-or-gan-isk
SWKiswahili
njema ya mwili
n-je-ma ya m-wi-li
TAதமிழ்
உயிரினத்திற்கு வெளியே
uy-ri-ni-th-ir-ku ve-l-iy-e
TEతెలుగు
జీవులకు బయట
jee-vu-lu-ku ba-yat
THไทย
นอกสิ่งมีชีวิต
nok-sing-mee-chi-wit
TLTL
labas sa organismo
la-bas sa or-ga-ni-smo
TRTürkçe
organizma dışı
or-ga-ni-zma dis-ee
UKУкраїнська
позаорганічний
pa-za-or-ga-ni-ch-ny
URاردو
بیرونی
bee-roo-nee
VITiếng Việt
ngoài sinh vật
ngoài sinh-vật
YOYO
lọ́wọ́
lo-wo
ZH中文
生物外
shēngwù wài
ZUZU
ngaphandle kwesikhulu
ngap-han-dle kwa-si-khu-lu

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