The difference between Adventitious and Extrinsic
When used as adjectives, adventitious means from an external source, whereas extrinsic means external.
check bellow for the other definitions of Adventitious and Extrinsic
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Adventitious as an adjective:
From an external source; not innate or inherent, foreign.
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Adventitious as an adjective:
Accidental, additional, appearing casually.
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Adventitious as an adjective (genetics, medicine):
Not congenital; acquired.
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Adventitious as an adjective (biology):
Developing in an unusual place or from an unusual source.
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Extrinsic as an adjective:
external; separable from the thing itself; inessential
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Extrinsic as an adjective:
not belonging to something; outside