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xenophagy

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A categorical change in diet, such as a herbivore becoming carnivorous.
    uncountable
  2. The process by which a cell directs autophagy against pathogens.
    uncountable

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Xenophanes xenophile xenophilia xenophilism xenophobe Xenophobia

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