xenohormesis
A hypothetical process by which an animal consuming a plant may respond to signalling…A hypothetical process by which an animal consuming a plant may respond to signalling molecules in the plant and exhibit a corresponding protective response, as in times of famine.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A hypothetical process by which an animal consuming a plant may respond to signalling molecules in the plant and exhibit a corresponding protective response, as in times of famine.
Origin
From xeno- + hormesis.From xeno- + hormesis.
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable