Xenochemistry

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The study of extraterrestrial chemistry. rare, uncountable

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

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

Etymology

From xeno- + chemistry.

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