exoface etymology

English word exoface comes from English face, English exo- (Outside, external.)

Detailed word origin of exoface

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
face English (eng) (anatomy) The front part of the head, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth and the surrounding area.. (cards) The side of the card that shows its value (as opposed to the back side, which looks the same on all cards of the deck).. (computing) An interface.. (cricket) The front surface of a bat.. (figurative) Presence; sight; front.. (geometry) Any of the flat bounding surfaces of a [...]
exo- English (eng) Outside, external.
exoface English (eng) (biochemistry) The external surface of a coiled protein.

Words with the same origin as exoface

Descendants of exo-
exoatmosphere exoatmospheric exocarp exoconsciousness exocortex exocranial exocytotoxic exoderm exoenthalpic exogalactic exogen exoglucanase exopassive exopolymeric exoproduct exoproteolytic exoribonuclease exoskeleton exospore exothecal exothermic exotransferase exotrojan exotrophic