Associations to the word «Adventitious»
Noun
- Material
- Pride
- Climb
- Wealth
- Principle
- Removal
- Protein
- Bacterium
- Charm
- Tree
- Produce
- Growing
- Form
- Branch
- Surface
- Assistance
- Absence
- Presence
- Preparation
- Grass
- Freedom
- Quality
- Phase
- Biology
- Characteristic
- Body
- Fig
- Consequence
- Phenomenon
- Pro
- Existence
- Acid
- Manufacturing
- Product
- Ability
- Species
- Expression
- Factor
- Seed
- Leave
- Dna
- Experiment
- Glass
- Composition
- Laboratory
- Spread
- Origin
- Cap
- Risk
- Condition
- Definition
- Index
- Animal
- Desire
- Transfer
- Concentration
- Matter
Adjective
Wiktionary
ADVENTITIOUS, adjective. From an external source; not innate or inherent, foreign.
ADVENTITIOUS, adjective. Accidental, additional, appearing casually.
ADVENTITIOUS, adjective. (genetics) (medicine) Not congenital; acquired.
ADVENTITIOUS, adjective. (biology) Developing in an unusual place or from an unusual source.
Dictionary definition
ADVENTITIOUS, adjective. Associated by chance and not an integral part; "poetry is something to which words are the accidental, not by any means the essential form"- Frederick W. Robertson; "they had to decide whether his misconduct was adventitious or the result of a flaw in his character".
Wise words
The chief difference between words and deeds is that words
are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds
can be done only for God.