hetero: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Suffixes of hetero
- heterogeneous«Word Popularity Bar4/5
heterogeneous
- adjective consisting of elements that are not of the same kind or nature
heterogenous.
- the population of the United States is vast and heterogeneous
- adjective originating outside the body
heterogenous.
- adjective consisting of elements that are not of the same kind or nature
- heterosexual4/5
heterosexual
- noun a heterosexual person; someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex
straight; straight person; heterosexual person.
- adjective sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex
- noun a heterosexual person; someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex
- heterogeneity4/5
heterogeneity
- noun the quality of being diverse and not comparable in kind
heterogeneousness.
- noun the quality of being diverse and not comparable in kind
- heterosexuality3/5
heterosexuality
- noun a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the opposite sex
heterosexualism; straightness.
- noun a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the opposite sex
- heterosexuals3/5
heterosexual
- noun a heterosexual person; someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex
straight; straight person; heterosexual person.
- adjective sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex
- noun a heterosexual person; someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex
- heterosexuality3/5
heterosexuality
- noun a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the opposite sex
heterosexualism; straightness.
- noun a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the opposite sex
- heterozygous3/5
heterozygous
- adjective having dissimilar alleles at corresponding chromosomal loci
- heterozygous for eye color
- adjective having dissimilar alleles at corresponding chromosomal loci
- heterodox3/5
heterodox
- adjective satellite characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards
heretical; dissident.
- adjective satellite characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards
- heterosexuals3/5
heterosexual
- noun a heterosexual person; someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex
straight; straight person; heterosexual person.
- adjective sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex
- noun a heterosexual person; someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex
- heterozygotes2/5
heterozygote
- noun (genetics) an organism having two different alleles of a particular gene and so giving rise to varying offspring
- noun (genetics) an organism having two different alleles of a particular gene and so giving rise to varying offspring
- heterodoxy2/5
heterodoxy
- noun any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position
unorthodoxy; heresy.
- noun the quality of being unorthodox
unorthodoxy.
- noun any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position
- heterotrophs2/5
heterotroph
- noun an organism that depends on complex organic substances for nutrition
- noun an organism that depends on complex organic substances for nutrition
- heterotrophic2/5
heterotrophic
- adjective requiring organic compounds of carbon and nitrogen for nourishment
- most animals are heterotrophic
- adjective requiring organic compounds of carbon and nitrogen for nourishment
- heterotrophic2/5
heterotrophic
- adjective requiring organic compounds of carbon and nitrogen for nourishment
- most animals are heterotrophic
- adjective requiring organic compounds of carbon and nitrogen for nourishment
- heterologous2/5
heterologous
- adjective not corresponding in structure or evolutionary origin
heterologic; heterological.
- adjective derived from organisms of a different but related species
- a heterologous graft
- adjective not corresponding in structure or evolutionary origin
- heterozygosity2/5
heterozygosity
- noun the state of being heterozygous; having two different alleles of the same gene
- noun the state of being heterozygous; having two different alleles of the same gene
- heterozygotes2/5
heterozygote
- noun (genetics) an organism having two different alleles of a particular gene and so giving rise to varying offspring
- noun (genetics) an organism having two different alleles of a particular gene and so giving rise to varying offspring
- heterosexism2/5
heterosexism
- noun discrimination in favor of heterosexual and against homosexual people
- noun discrimination in favor of heterosexual and against homosexual people
- heterogenous2/5
heterogenous
- adjective consisting of elements that are not of the same kind or nature
heterogeneous.
- the population of the United States is vast and heterogeneous
- adjective originating outside the body
heterogeneous.
- adjective consisting of elements that are not of the same kind or nature
- heterodoxy2/5
heterodoxy
- noun any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position
unorthodoxy; heresy.
- noun the quality of being unorthodox
unorthodoxy.
- noun any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position
- heterochromatin2/5
- heterotopic2/5
- heterozygote2/5
heterozygote
- noun (genetics) an organism having two different alleles of a particular gene and so giving rise to varying offspring
- noun (genetics) an organism having two different alleles of a particular gene and so giving rise to varying offspring
- heterocyclic2/5
heterocyclic
- noun a compound containing a heterocyclic ring
heterocyclic compound; heterocycle.
- adjective satellite containing a closed ring of atoms of which at least one is not a carbon atom
- noun a compound containing a heterocyclic ring
- heterosexist2/5
- heterogeneities2/5
heterogeneity
- noun the quality of being diverse and not comparable in kind
heterogeneousness.
- noun the quality of being diverse and not comparable in kind
- heterostructure2/5
heterostructure
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- heteroscedasticity2/5
heteroscedasticity
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- heteronomy2/5
heteronomy
Subordination or subjection to the law of another; political subjection of a community or state; -- opposed to autonomy.
- heterodyne2/5
heterodyne
- verb combine (a radio frequency wave) with a locally generated wave of a different frequency so as to produce a new frequency equal to the sum or the difference between the two
- adjective of or relating to the beat produced by heterodyning two oscillations
- verb combine (a radio frequency wave) with a locally generated wave of a different frequency so as to produce a new frequency equal to the sum or the difference between the two
- heterosis2/5
heterosis
- noun (genetics) the tendency of a crossbred organism to have qualities superior to those of either parent
hybrid vigor.
- noun (genetics) the tendency of a crossbred organism to have qualities superior to those of either parent
- heterotopia2/5
heterotopia
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- heteronomous2/5
heteronomous
Subject to the law of another. Krauth-Fleming.
- heterotrophs2/5
heterotroph
- noun an organism that depends on complex organic substances for nutrition
- noun an organism that depends on complex organic substances for nutrition
- heterogeneously2/5
heterogeneous
- adjective consisting of elements that are not of the same kind or nature
heterogenous.
- the population of the United States is vast and heterogeneous
- adjective originating outside the body
heterogenous.
- adjective consisting of elements that are not of the same kind or nature
- heteronuclear2/5
- heteroptera2/5
heteroptera
(Zoöl.) A suborder of Hemiptera, in which the base of the anterior wings is thickened. See Hemiptera .
- heteroduplex2/5
heteroduplex
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- heterocycles1/5
heterocycle
- noun a compound containing a heterocyclic ring
heterocyclic compound; heterocyclic.
- noun a ring of atoms of more than one kind; especially a ring of carbon atoms containing at least one atom that is not carbon
heterocyclic ring.
- noun a compound containing a heterocyclic ring
- heterodoxies1/5
heterodoxy
- noun any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position
unorthodoxy; heresy.
- noun the quality of being unorthodox
unorthodoxy.
- noun any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position
- heteronyms1/5
heteronym
- noun two words are heteronyms if they are spelled the same way but differ in pronunciation
- the word `bow' is an example of a heteronym
- noun two words are heteronyms if they are spelled the same way but differ in pronunciation
- heterodyned1/5
heterodyne
- verb combine (a radio frequency wave) with a locally generated wave of a different frequency so as to produce a new frequency equal to the sum or the difference between the two
- adjective of or relating to the beat produced by heterodyning two oscillations
- verb combine (a radio frequency wave) with a locally generated wave of a different frequency so as to produce a new frequency equal to the sum or the difference between the two
- heterocyclics1/5
heterocyclic
- noun a compound containing a heterocyclic ring
heterocyclic compound; heterocycle.
- adjective satellite containing a closed ring of atoms of which at least one is not a carbon atom
- noun a compound containing a heterocyclic ring
- heterotopias1/5
- heterosexually1/5
heterosexual
- noun a heterosexual person; someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex
straight; straight person; heterosexual person.
- adjective sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex
- noun a heterosexual person; someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex
- heterochromatic1/5
- heterochrony1/5
heterochrony
(Biol.) In evolution, a deviation from the typical sequence in the formation of organs or parts.
- heterotic1/5
heterotic
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- heterocycles1/5
heterocycle
- noun a compound containing a heterocyclic ring
heterocyclic compound; heterocyclic.
- noun a ring of atoms of more than one kind; especially a ring of carbon atoms containing at least one atom that is not carbon
heterocyclic ring.
- noun a compound containing a heterocyclic ring
- heteromeric1/5
- heteroatom1/5
heteroatom
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- heterophylla1/5
heterophylla
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- heteroatoms1/5
- heterotypic1/5
- heterocysts1/5
heterocyst
(Bot.) A cell larger than the others, and of different appearance, occurring in certain algæ related to nostoc.
- heterospecific1/5
- heterocyst1/5
heterocyst
(Bot.) A cell larger than the others, and of different appearance, occurring in certain algæ related to nostoc.
- heterophoria1/5
- heterochronic1/5
- heterophile1/5
heterophile
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- heteromorphic1/5
heteromorphic
(Biol.) Deviating from the normal, perfect, or mature form; having different forms at different stages of existence, or in different individuals of the same species; -- applied especially to insects in which there is a wide difference of form between the larva and the adult, and to plants having more than one form of flower.
- heterogametic1/5
- heterotroph1/5
heterotroph
- noun an organism that depends on complex organic substances for nutrition
- noun an organism that depends on complex organic substances for nutrition
- heteroduplexes1/5
- heteronymous1/5
heteronymous
Having different names or designations; standing in opposite relations. J. Le Conte. --Het"er*on"y*mous*ly , adv.
- heterology1/5
heterology
- noun (biology) the lack of correspondence of apparently similar body parts
- noun (biology) the lack of correspondence of apparently similar body parts
- heterolytic1/5
- heterophil1/5
heterophil
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- heterochromia1/5
- heteroclitus1/5
heteroclitus
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- heterological1/5
heterological
- adjective not corresponding in structure or evolutionary origin
heterologous; heterologic.
- adjective not corresponding in structure or evolutionary origin
- heterocycle1/5
heterocycle
- noun a compound containing a heterocyclic ring
heterocyclic compound; heterocyclic.
- noun a ring of atoms of more than one kind; especially a ring of carbon atoms containing at least one atom that is not carbon
heterocyclic ring.
- noun a compound containing a heterocyclic ring
- heterokaryon1/5
heterokaryon
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- heterothallic1/5
- heterosex1/5
heterosex
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- heterodyning1/5
heterodyne
- verb combine (a radio frequency wave) with a locally generated wave of a different frequency so as to produce a new frequency equal to the sum or the difference between the two
- adjective of or relating to the beat produced by heterodyning two oscillations
- verb combine (a radio frequency wave) with a locally generated wave of a different frequency so as to produce a new frequency equal to the sum or the difference between the two
- heterophony1/5
heterophony
(Med.) An abnormal state of the voice. Mayne.
- heterodoxies1/5
heterodoxy
- noun any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position
unorthodoxy; heresy.
- noun the quality of being unorthodox
unorthodoxy.
- noun any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position
- heterokaryons1/5
- heterocystous1/5
- heterologies1/5
heterology
- noun (biology) the lack of correspondence of apparently similar body parts
- noun (biology) the lack of correspondence of apparently similar body parts
- heteroaromatic1/5
- heterofermentative1/5
heterofermentative
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- heterophyllus1/5
heterophyllus
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- heterotaxy1/5
heterotaxy
- noun any abnormal position of the organs of the body
transposition.
- noun any abnormal position of the organs of the body
- heteronyms1/5
heteronym
- noun two words are heteronyms if they are spelled the same way but differ in pronunciation
- the word `bow' is an example of a heteronym
- noun two words are heteronyms if they are spelled the same way but differ in pronunciation
- heterologously1/5
heterologous
- adjective not corresponding in structure or evolutionary origin
heterologic; heterological.
- adjective derived from organisms of a different but related species
- a heterologous graft
- adjective not corresponding in structure or evolutionary origin
- heterotrophy1/5
- heterogamy1/5
heterogamy
(Bot.) The process of fertilization in plants by an indirect or circuitous method; -- opposed to orthogamy.
- heteroerotic1/5
heteroerotic
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- heterophonic1/5
- heteros1/5
heteros
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- heterophilic1/5
- heterostyled1/5
heterostyled
(Bot.) Having styles of two or more distinct forms or lengths. Darwin.
- heterotropic1/5
- heterogenesis1/5
heterogenesis
- noun the alternation of two or more different forms in the life cycle of a plant or animal
alternation of generations; xenogenesis.
- noun the alternation of two or more different forms in the life cycle of a plant or animal
- heterodon1/5
heterodon
- noun a genus of small colubrid snakes containing the North American hognose snakes
genus Heterodon.
- noun a genus of small colubrid snakes containing the North American hognose snakes
- heterocentric1/5
- heteroclite1/5
heteroclite
Deviating from ordinary forms or rules; irregular; anomalous; abnormal.
- heterograft1/5
heterograft
- noun tissue from an animal of one species used as a temporary graft (as in cases of severe burns) on an individual of another species
xenograft.
- noun tissue from an animal of one species used as a temporary graft (as in cases of severe burns) on an individual of another species
- heterogenic1/5
- heterosporous1/5
heterosporous
- adjective characterized by heterospory
- adjective characterized by heterospory
- heterochromic1/5
- heterophobia1/5
- heterogene1/5
heterogene
Heterogenous. Obs.
- heterophyllum1/5
heterophyllum
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- heterocercal1/5
heterocercal
- adjective possessing a tail with the upper lobe larger than the lower and with the vertebral column prolonged into the upper lobe
- adjective possessing a tail with the upper lobe larger than the lower and with the vertebral column prolonged into the upper lobe
- heterozygotic1/5
- heteropoly1/5
heteropoly
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- heterozygosities1/5
heterozygosity
- noun the state of being heterozygous; having two different alleles of the same gene
- noun the state of being heterozygous; having two different alleles of the same gene
- heterodyned1/5
heterodyne
- verb combine (a radio frequency wave) with a locally generated wave of a different frequency so as to produce a new frequency equal to the sum or the difference between the two
- adjective of or relating to the beat produced by heterodyning two oscillations
- verb combine (a radio frequency wave) with a locally generated wave of a different frequency so as to produce a new frequency equal to the sum or the difference between the two
- heterocyclics1/5
heterocyclic
- noun a compound containing a heterocyclic ring
heterocyclic compound; heterocycle.
- adjective satellite containing a closed ring of atoms of which at least one is not a carbon atom
- noun a compound containing a heterocyclic ring
- heteroatomic1/5
heteroatomic
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- heteropolar1/5
- heterogenetic1/5
heterogenetic
(Biol.) Relating to heterogenesis; as, .heterogenetic transformations
- heterostyly1/5
- heterotropia1/5
- heteronym1/5
heteronym
- noun two words are heteronyms if they are spelled the same way but differ in pronunciation
- the word `bow' is an example of a heteronym
- noun two words are heteronyms if they are spelled the same way but differ in pronunciation
- heterocephalus1/5
heterocephalus
- noun sand rats
genus Heterocephalus.
- noun sand rats
- heteronomously1/5
heteronomous
Subject to the law of another. Krauth-Fleming.
- heterogamous1/5
heterogamous
(Bot. & Biol.) (a) The condition of having two or more kinds of flowers which differ in regard to stamens and pistils, as in the aster. (b) Characterized by heterogamy.
- heterodont1/5
heterodont
(Anat.) Having the teeth differentiated into incisors, canines, and molars, as in man; -- opposed to homodont.
- heterosyllabic1/5
- heteropathic1/5
heteropathic
Of or pertaining to the method of heteropathy; allopathic.
- heteromorphism1/5
heteromorphism
(Biol.) The state or quality of being heteromorphic.
- heterokaryotic1/5
- heterocellular1/5
- heterotopy1/5
heterotopy
(Med.) A deviation from the natural position; -- a term applied in the case of organs or growths which are abnormal in situation.
- heterokaryosis1/5
- heterolysis1/5
- heteroecious1/5
heteroecious
- adjective of parasites; passing through different stages of the life cycle on different host species
- heteroecious fungi
- heteroecious insects
- adjective of parasites; passing through different stages of the life cycle on different host species
- heteropoda1/5
heteropoda
(Zoöl.) An order of pelagic Gastropoda, having the foot developed into a median fin. Some of the species are naked; others, as Carinaria andAtlanta , have thin glassy shells.
- heterozygosis1/5
- heterophylly1/5
- heteroclitic1/5
heteroclitic
Deviating from ordinary forms or rules; irregular; anomalous; abnormal.
- heteroploid1/5
heteroploid
- noun (genetics) an organism or cell having a chromosome number that is not an even multiple of the haploid chromosome number for that species
- noun (genetics) an organism or cell having a chromosome number that is not an even multiple of the haploid chromosome number for that species
- heteroplastic1/5
heteroplastic
(Biol.) Producing a different type of organism; developing into a different form of tissue, as cartilage which develops into bone. Haeckel.
- heterophyllous1/5
heterophyllous
(Bot.) Having leaves of more than one shape on the same plant.
- heterochromatization1/5
heterochromatization
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- heteropod1/5
heteropod
(Zoöl.) One of the Heteropoda. --a. Heteropodous.
- heterolateral1/5
- heteropathy1/5
heteropathy
(Med.) That mode of treating diseases, by which a morbid condition is removed by inducing an opposite morbid condition to supplant it; allopathy.
- heterography1/5
heterography
That method of spelling in which the same letters represent different sounds in different words, as in the ordinary English orthography; e. g., g in get and in ginger.
- heteroauxin1/5
- heterochromosome1/5
- heterophemy1/5
heterophemy
The unconscious saying, in speech or in writing, of that which one does not intend to say; -- frequently the very reverse of the thought which is present to consciousness. Freudian slip R. G. White.
- heterodromous1/5
heterodromous
(Bot.) Having spirals of changing direction. Gray.
- heteroplasm1/5
heteroplasm
An abnormal formation foreign to the economy, and composed of elements different from those are found in it in its normal condition. Dunglison.
- heterotransplant1/5
- heterosuggestion1/5
- heterostrophy1/5
- heteroptics1/5
heteroptics
False optics. Spectator.
- heteropter1/5
heteropter
One of the Heteroptera.
- heteroplasty1/5
- heteroplasia1/5
- heterophyte1/5
- heterophasia1/5
- heteronymy1/5
- heterolysin1/5
- heterolecithal1/5
- heterolalia1/5
- heterogangliate1/5
heterogangliate
(Physiol.) Having the ganglia of the nervous system unsymmetrically arranged; -- said of certain invertebrate animals.
- heterogamete1/5
- heterodromy1/5
- heterocoelous1/5
- heterochronous1/5
- heterochiral1/5
- heterocerc1/5
heterocerc
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- heterocarpous1/5
heterocarpous
(Bot.) Characterized by heterocarpism.
- hetero-1/5
hetero-
A combining form signifying other, other than usual, different; as, .hetero clite,hetero dox,hetero gamous
Derived words of hetero
- superheterodyne«Word Popularity Bar1/5
superheterodyne
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- heteracanth1/5
heteracanth
(Zoöl.) Having the spines of the dorsal fin unsymmetrical, or thickened alternately on the right and left sides.
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