endogenous

adjective/ɛnˈdɑdʒənəs/

Frequency rank: #13,159 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

originating or produced from within an organism or system.

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Example sentence

The researchers discovered that the chemical was endogenous rather than introduced from outside the body.

Synonyms & related words

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