extraorganismal

English

Etymology

From extra- +‎ organismal.

Adjective

extraorganismal (not comparable)

1. That exists outside of an organism
   • 2015 October 6, “Deep-Sea, Deep-Sequencing: Metabarcoding Extracellular DNA from Sediments of Marine Canyons”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     In fact eDNA, as commonly referred to in the literature, is a continuum from DNA contained in whole living organisms to extraorganismal DNA in tissue remains or free, extramembranous DNA in the environment [28 ].