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hetero-

PRF อื่น  uen

 

heterocercal

A ที่ มี หาง ที่ แบ่ง เป็น สัดส่วน ไม่ เท่ากัน 

 

heterochromous

A ที่ มี สี หลาย สี ต่างกัน 

 

heteroclite

A ที่ ผิดปกติ  ที่ ไม่สม่ำเสมอ 

 

heterodactyl

A ที่ มี นิ้วเท้า ที่หนึ่ง และ ที่สี่ ชี้ ไป ด้านหลัง  และ นิ้ว ที่สอง และ สาม ชี้ ไป ด้านหน้า  heterodactylous

 

heterodactylous

A ที่ มี นิ้วเท้า ที่หนึ่ง และ ที่สี่ ชี้ ไป ด้านหลัง  และ นิ้ว ที่สอง และ สาม ชี้ ไป ด้านหน้า  heterodactyl

 

heterodox

ADJ ซึ่ง ไม่เห็นด้วย กับ ความคิด ความเชื่อ ทาง ศาสนา (คำ ทางการ  ซึ่ง นอกคอก  apostate heretical unorthodox pious sueng-mai-hen-duai-kab-kwam-khid-kwam-chuea-tang-sad-sa-na

 

heterodoxy

N ความคิดเห็น ที่ นอกคอก ไม่ เป็นไปตาม ทฤษฎี 

 

heterogamous

A ที่ มี เซล สืบพันธุ์ ไม่ เหมือนกัน 

 

heterogeneity

N ภาวะ ที่ มี เซล สืบพันธุ์ ต่างกัน 

 

heterogeneous

ADJ ซึ่ง ต่าง ชนิด กัน  ซึ่ง ไม่ เหมือนกัน  miscellaneous various uniform unvaried sueng-tang-cha-nid-kan

 

heterogenesis

N การเปลี่ยนแปลง ของ ร่างกาย ที่ มี ความแตกต่าง กัน ใน วง ชีวิต ของ พืช และ สัตว์ ใน ระยะ เจริญเติบโต และ ระยะ สืบพันธุ์  การกลายพันธุ์  kan-plian-plaeng-kong-rang-kai-ti-me-kwam-taek-tang-kan-nai-wong-chi-wid-kong-pued-lae-sad-nai-ra-ya-ja-roen-toeb-to-lae-ra-ya-sueb-pan

 

heterogenous

A ที่ ไม่ เหมือนกัน  ที่ ไม่ เป็นเนื้อเดียวกัน 

 

heterogonous

A ที่ เกิดขึ้น นอก ร่างกาย สิ่งมีชีวิต  ที่ กำเนิด จาก ต่างกัน 

 

heterogony

N การ ได้ มาจาก ต่าง ชนิด ไม่ เป็นเนื้อเดียวกัน  heterogenesis

 

heterography

N การ ใช้ อักษร แทน เสียง ต่างกัน  การ สะกด ที่ ต่าง จาก ปกติ 

 

heterogynous

A ที่ มี เพศ เมีย สอง ชนิด ทั้ง แบบ สืบพันธุ์ ได้ และ ไม่ได้ 

 

heterologous

A ที่ มี แหล่งกำเนิด ต่างกัน  ที่ ประกอบด้วย เนื้อเยื่อ ต่างกัน 

 

heterology

N ความแตกต่าง จาก ปกติ 

 

heteromerous

A ที่ ประกอบด้วย ส่วน ที่ มี ลักษณะ ต่างกัน  เกี่ยวกับ เซล ประสาท ไขสันหลัง ที่ มี กิ่งก้าน  heteromeric

 

heteronomy

N ซึ่ง อยู่ ใต้ การ ควบคุม หรือ กฎเกณ ฑ์ ของ ผู้อื่น (ทางการเมือง  sueng-yu-tai-kan-kuab-kum-rue-kod-ken-kong phu-uen

 

heteronym

N คำ ที่ มีเสียง และ ความหมาย ต่างกัน แต่ สะกด เหมือนกัน 

 

heteronymous

A ที่ มีชื่อ ต่างกัน  ที่อยู่ คนละ ข้าง กัน 

 

heteroousian

A เกี่ยวกับ ความเชื่อ ของ คริสเตียน ที่ว่า พระบิดา และ พระบุตร ไม่ เหมือนกัน 

 

heterophyllous

A ที่ มี ใบ ต่าง ชนิด กัน ใน พืช เดียวกัน 

 

heteroplastic

A เกี่ย กับ ศัลยกรรม ตกแต่ง เนื้อเยื่อ ด้วย เนื้อเยื่อ ของ คนอื่น 

 

heterosexual

ADJ ซึ่ง มี ความต้องการ ทางเพศ กับ เพศตรงข้าม  sueng-me-kwam-tong-kan-tang-phed-kab-phed-trong-kam

 

heterosexual

N คนที่ มี ความต้องการ ทางเพศ กับ คน เพศตรงข้าม  kon-ti-me-kwam-tong-kan-tang-phed-kab-kon-phed-trong-kam

 

heterosis

N การ เกิด ลูกผสม ที่ แข็งแรง กว่า เพศตรงข้าม 

 

heterosporous

A เกี่ยวกับ การ สร้าง สปอร์ ทั้งสอง ชนิด คือ  microspores และ  megaspores

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

HETERARCHY

n.[Gr. another, and rule. ] The government of an alien.

 

HETEROCLITE

n.[Gr. another, or different, to incline, to lean. ] 1. In grammar, a word which is irregular or anomalous either in declension or conjugation, or which deviates from the ordinary forms of inflection in words of a like kind. It is particularly applied to nouns irregular in declension.
2. Any thing or person deviating from common forms.

 

HETEROCLITE, HETEROCLITIC, HETEROCLITICAL

a.Irregular; anomalous; deviating from ordinary forms or rules.

 

HETEROCLITOUS

a.Heteroclitic. [Not in use. ]

 

HETERODOX

a.[Gr. another, different, and opinion. ] 1. In theology, heretical; contrary to the faith and doctrines of the true church; or more precisely, contrary to the real doctrines of the Scriptures; as a heterodox opinion; opposed to orthodox.
2. Repugnant to the doctrines or tenets of any established church.
3. Holding opinions repugnant to the doctrines of the Scriptures, as a heterodox divine; or holding opinions contrary to those of an established church.

 

HETERODOXY

n.Heresy; an opinion or doctrine contrary to the doctrines of the Scriptures, or contrary to those of an established church.

 

HETEROGENE

a.[See the next word. ]

 

HETEROGENEAL, HETEROGENEOUS

a.[Gr. other, and kind. ] Of a different kind or nature; unlike or dissimilar in kind; opposed to homogeneous. The light whose rays are all alike refrangible, I call simple, homogeneal and similar; and that whose rays are some more refrangible than others, I call compound, heterogeneal and dissimilar.
Heterogeneous nouns, are such as are of different genders in the singular and plural numbers; as hic locus, of the masculine gender in the singular, and hi loci and haec loca, both masculine and neuter in the plural. Hoc coelum, neuter in the singular; hi coeli, masculine in the plural.
Heterogeneous quantities, are those which are of such different kind and consideration, that one of them, taken any number of times, never equals or exceeds the other.
Heterogeneous surds, are such as have different radical signs.

 

HETEROGENEITY

n.Opposition of nature; contrariety or dissimilitude of qualities. [Ill formed. ] 1. Dissimilar part; something of a different kind.

 

HETEROGENEOUSNESS

n.Difference of nature and quality; dissimilitude or contrariety in kind, nature or qualities.

 

HETEROPHYLLOUS

a.[Gr. diverse, and leaf. ] Producing a diversity of leaves; as a heterophyllous violet.

 

HETEROPTICS

n.[See Optics. ] False optics.

 

HETEROSCIAN

n.[Gr. other, and shadow. ] Those inhabitants of the earth are called Heteroscians, whose shadows fall one way only. Such are those who live between the tropics and the polar circles. The shadows of those who live north of the tropic of Cancer, fall northward; those of the inhabitants south of the tropic of Capricorn, fall southward; whereas the shadows of those who dwell between the tropics fall sometimes to the north and sometimes to the south.

 

HETEROSCIAN

a.Having the shadow fall one way only.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

HETE

Hete, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Hete, later Het. ]

 

Defn: Variant of Hote. [Obs. ] But one avow to greate God I hete. Chaucer.

 

HETERACANTH

Het "er *a *canth, a. Etym: [Hetero- + Gr. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Having the spines of the dorsal fin unsymmetrical, or thickened alternately on the right and left sides.

 

HETERARCHY

Het "er *arch `y, n. Etym: [Hetero- + -archy. ]

 

Defn: The government of an alien. [Obs. ] Bp. Hall.

 

HETERAUXESIS

Het `e *raux *e "sis, n. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. (Bot. )

 

Defn: Unequal growth of a cell, or of a part of a plant.

 

HETERO-

Het "er *o-. Etym: [Gr. "e `teros other. ]

 

Defn: A combining form signifying other, other than usual, different; as, heteroclite, heterodox, heterogamous.

 

HETEROCARPISM

Het `er *o *car "pism, n. Etym: [Hetero- + Gr. (Bot. )

 

Defn: The power of producing two kinds of reproductive bodies, as in Amphicarpæa, in which besides the usual pods, there are others underground.

 

HETEROCARPOUS

HETEROCARPOUS Het `er *o *car "pous, a. (Bot. )

 

Defn: Characterized by heterocarpism.

 

HETEROCEPHALOUS

Het `e *ro *ceph "a *lous, a. Etym: [Hetero- + Gr. (Bot. )

 

Defn: Bearing two kinds of heads or capitula; -- said of certain composite plants.

 

HETEROCERA

Het `e *roc "e *ra, n. pl. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A division of Lepidoptera, including the moths, and hawk moths, which have the antennæ variable in form.

 

HETEROCERCAL

Het `er *o *cer "cal, a. Etym: [Hetero- + Gr. (Anat. )

 

Defn: Having the vertebral column evidently continued into the upper lobe of the tail, which is usually longer than the lower one, as in sharks.

 

HETEROCERCY

Het "er *o *cer `cy, n. Etym: [Hetero- + Gr. (anat. )

 

Defn: Unequal development of the tail lobes of fishes; the possession of a heterocercal tail.

 

HETEROCHROMOUS

Het `er *o *chro "mous, a. Etym: [Hetero- + Gr. (bot. )

 

Defn: Having the central florets of a flower head of a different color from those of the circumference.

 

HETEROCHRONISM; HETEROCHRONY

Het `er *och "ro *nism, Het `er *och "ro *ny, n. Etym: [Gr. (Biol.)

 

Defn: In evolution, a deviation from the typical sequence in the formation of organs or parts.

 

HETEROCLITE

Het "er *o *clite, a. Etym: [L. heteroclitus, Gr. hétéroclite.]

 

Defn: Deviating from ordinary forms or rules; irregular; anomalous; abnormal.

 

HETEROCLITE

HETEROCLITE Het "er *o *clite, n.

 

1. (Gram. )

 

Defn: A word which is irregular or anomalous either in declension or conjugation, or which deviates from ordinary forms of inflection in words of a like kind; especially, a noun which is irregular in declension.

 

2. Any thing or person deviating from the common rule, or from common forms. Howell.

 

HETEROCLITIC; HETEROCLITICAL

Het `er *o *clit "ic, Het `er *o *clit "ic *al, a. Etym: [See Heteroclite. ]

 

Defn: Deviating from ordinary forms or rules; irregular; anomalous; abnormal.

 

HETEROCLITOUS

HETEROCLITOUS Het `er *oc "li *tous, a.

 

Defn: Heteroclitic. [Obs. ]

 

HETEROCYST

Het "er *o *cyst, n. Etym: [Hetero- + cyst. ] (Bot. )

 

Defn: A cell larger than the others, and of different appearance, occurring in certain algæ related to nostoc.

 

HETERODACTYL

HETERODACTYL Het `er *o *dac "tyl, a. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Heterodactylous. -- n.

 

Defn: One of the Heterodactylæ.

 

HETERODACTYLAE

Het `e *ro *dac "ty *læ, n. pl. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A group of birds including the trogons.

 

HETERODACTYLOUS

Het `er *o *dac "tyl *ous, a. Etym: [Hetero- + Gr. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Having the first and second toes turned backward, as in the trogons.

 

HETERODONT

Het "er *o *dont, a. Etym: [Hetero- + Gr. (Anat. )

 

Defn: Having the teeth differentiated into incisors, canines, and molars, as in man; -- opposed to homodont.

 

HETERODONT

HETERODONT Het "er *o *dont, n. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Any animal with heterodont dentition.

 

HETERODOX

Het "er *o *dox, a. Etym: [Gr. hétérodoxe. ]

 

1. Contrary to, or differing from, some acknowledged standard, as the Bible, the creed of a church, the decree of a council, and the like; not orthodox; heretical; -- said of opinions, doctrines, books, etc. , esp. upon theological subjects.Raw and indigested, heterodox, preaching. Strype.

 

2. Holding heterodox opinions, or doctrines not orthodox; heretical; -- said of persons. Macaulay. -- Het "er *o *dox `ly, adv. -- Het "er *o *dox `ness, n.

 

HETERODOX

HETERODOX Het "er *o *dox, n.

 

Defn: An opinion opposed to some accepted standard. [Obs. ] Sir T. Browne.

 

HETERODOXAL

HETERODOXAL Het "er *o *dox `al, a.

 

Defn: Not orthodox. Howell.

 

HETERODOXY

Het "er *o *dox `y, n. Etym: [Gr. hétérodoxie.]

 

Defn: An opinion or doctrine, or a system of doctrines, contrary to some established standard of faith, as the Scriptures, the creed or standards of a church, etc. ; heresy. Bp. Bull.

 

HETERODROMOUS

Het `er *od "ro *mous, a. Etym: [Hetero- + Gr.

 

1. (Bot. )

 

Defn: Having spirals of changing direction. Gray.

 

2. (Mech. )

 

Defn: Moving in opposite directions; -- said of a lever, pulley, etc. , in which the resistance and the actuating force are on opposite sides of the fulcrum or axis.

 

HETEROECIOUS

HETEROECIOUS Het `er *o "cious, a. [Hetero- + Gr. house. ] (Bot. )

 

Defn: Passing through the different stages in its life history on an alternation of hosts, as the common wheat-rust fungus (Puccinia graminis ), and certain other parasitic fungi; -- contrasted with autocious. -- Het `er *o "cism (#), n.

 

HETEROGAMOUS

Het `er *og "a *mous, a. Etym: [Hetero- + Gr. ga `mos marriage: cf. F.hétérogame.] (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.

 

HETEROGAMY

Het `er *og "a *my, n. Etym: [See Heterogamous. ]

 

1. (Bot. )

 

Defn: The process of fertilization in plants by an indirect or circuitous method; -- opposed to orthogamy.

 

2. (Biol.)

 

Defn: That form of alternate generation in which two kinds of sexual generation, or a sexual and a parthenogenetic generation, alternate; -- in distinction from metagenesis, where sexual and asexual generations alternate. Claus & Sedgwick.

 

HETEROGANGLIATE

Het `er *o *gan "gli *ate, a. Etym: [Hetero- + gangliate.] (Physiol.)

 

Defn: Having the ganglia of the nervous system unsymmetrically arranged; -- said of certain invertebrate animals.

 

HETEROGENE

HETEROGENE Het "er *o *gene, a.

 

Defn: Heterogenous. [Obs. ]

 

HETEROGENEAL

HETEROGENEAL Het `er *o *ge "ne *al, a.

 

Defn: Heterogeneous.

 

HETEROGENEITY

Het `er *o *ge *ne "i *ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. hétérogénéité. ]

 

Defn: The state of being heterogeneous; contrariety. The difference, indeed the heterogeneity, of the two may be felt. Coleridge.

 

HETEROGENEOUS

Het `er *o *ge "ne *ous, a. Etym: [Gr. kin: cf. F. hétérogène.]

 

Defn: Differing in kind; having unlike qualities; possessed of different characteristics; dissimilar; -- opposed to homogeneous, and said of two or more connected objects, or of a conglomerate mass, considered in respect to the parts of which it is made up. -- Het `er *o *ge "ne *ous *ly, adv. -- Het `er *o *ge "ne *ous *ness, n. Heterogeneous nouns (Gram. ), nouns having different genders in the singular and plural numbers; as, hic locus, of the masculine gender in the singular, and hi loci and hæc loca, both masculine and neuter in the plural; hoc cælum, neuter in the singular; hi cæli, masculine in the plural. -- Heterogeneous quantities (Math. ), such quantities as are incapable of being compared together in respect to magnitude, and surfaces and solids. -- Heterogeneous surds (Math. ), surds having different radical signs.

 

HETEROGENESIS

Het `er *o *gen "e *sis, n. Etym: [Hetero- + genesis. ]

 

1. (Biol.)

 

Defn: Spontaneous generation, so called.

 

2. (Biol.)

 

Defn: That method of reproduction in which the successive generations differ from each other, the parent organism producing offspring different in habit and structure from itself, the original form, however, reappearing after one or more generations; -- opposed to homogenesis, or gamogenesis.

 

HETEROGENETIC

HETEROGENETIC Het `er *o *ge *net "ic, a. (Biol.)

 

Defn: Relating to heterogenesis; as, heterogenetic transformations.

 

HETEROGENIST

HETEROGENIST Het `er *og "e *nist, n. (Biol.)

 

Defn: One who believes in the theory of spontaneous generation, or heterogenesis. Bastian.

 

HETEROGENOUS

HETEROGENOUS Het `er *og "e *nous, a. (Biol.)

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to heterogenesis; heterogenetic.

 

HETEROGENY

HETEROGENY Het `er *og "e *ny, n. (Biol.)

 

Defn: Heterogenesis.

 

HETEROGONOUS

HETEROGONOUS Het `er *og "o *nous, a. (Bot. )

 

Defn: Characterized by heterogony. -- Het `er *og "o *nous *ly, adv.

 

HETEROGONY

Het `er *og "o *ny, n. Etym: [Hetero- + Gr. (Bot. )

 

Defn: The condition of having two or more kinds of flowers, different as to the length of their stamens and pistils.

 

HETEROGRAPHIC

Het `er *o *graph "ic, a. Etym: [See Heterography. ]

 

Defn: Employing the same letters to represent different sounds in different words or syllables; -- said of methods of spelling; as, the ordinary English orthography is heterographic.

 

HETEROGRAPHY

Het `er *og "ra *phy, n. Etym: [Hetero- + -graphy.]

 

Defn: 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.

 

HETEROGYNOUS

Het `er *og "y *nous, a. Etym: [Hetero- + Gr. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Having females very unlike the males in form and structure; -- as certain insects, the males of which are winged, and the females wingless.

 

HETEROLOGOUS

Het `er *ol "o *gous, a. Etym: [Hetero- + Gr.

 

Defn: Characterized by heterology; consisting of different elements, or of like elements in different proportions; different; -- opposed to homologous; as, heterologous organs. Heterologous stimulus. (Physiol.) See under Stimulus. -- Heterologous tumor (Med. ), a tumor differing in structure from the normal tissues of the body.

 

HETEROLOGY

Het `er *ol "o *gy, n. Etym: [Hetero- + -logy. ]

 

1. (Biol.)

 

Defn: The absence of correspondence, or relation, in type of structure; lack of analogy between parts, owing to their being composed of different elements, or of like elements in different proportions; variation in structure from the normal form; -- opposed to homology.

 

2. (Chem. )

 

Defn: The connection or relation of bodies which have partial identity of composition, but different characteristics and properties; the relation existing between derivatives of the same substance, or of the analogous members of different series; as, ethane, ethyl alcohol, acetic aldehyde, and acetic acid are in heterology with each other, though each in at the same time a member of a distinct homologous series. Cf. Homology.

 

HETEROMERA

Het `e *rom "e *ra, n. pl. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A division of Coleoptera, having heteromerous tarsi.

 

HETEROMEROUS

Het `er *om "er *ous, a. Etym: [See Heteromera. ]

 

1. (Chem & Crystallog.)

 

Defn: Unrelated in chemical composition, though similar or indentical in certain other respects; as, borax and augite are homoemorphous, but heteromerous.

 

2. (Bot. )

 

Defn: With the parts not corresponding in number.

 

3. (Zoöl.) (a ) Having the femoral artery developed as the principal artery of the leg; -- said of certain birds, as the cotingas and pipras. (b ) Having five tarsal joints in the anterior and middle legs, but only four in the posterior pair, as the blister beetles and oil beetles.

 

HETEROMORPHIC

Het `er *o *mor "phic, a. Etym: [Hetero- + Gr. (Biol.)

 

Defn: 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.

 

HETEROMORPHISM; HETEROMORPHY

HETEROMORPHISM; HETEROMORPHY Het `er *o *mor "phism, Het `er *o *mor "phy, n. (Biol.)

 

Defn: The state or quality of being heteromorphic.

 

HETEROMORPHOUS

HETEROMORPHOUS Het `er *o *mor "phous, a. (Biol.)

 

Defn: Heteromorphic.

 

HETEROMYARIA

Het `e *ro *my *a "ri *a, n. pl. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A division of bivalve shells, including the marine mussels, in which the two adductor muscles are very unequal. See Dreissena, and Illust. under Byssus.

 

HETERONEREIS

Het `e *ro *ne *re "is, n. Etym: [NL. See Hetero-, and Nereis. ] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A free-swimming, dimorphic, sexual form of certain species of Nereis.

 

Note: In this state the head and its appendages are changed in form, the eyes become very large; more or less of the parapodia are highly modified by the development of finlike lobes, and branchial lamellæ, and their setæ become longer and bladelike.

 

HETERONOMOUS

Het `er *on "o *mous, a. Etym: [Hetero- + Gr. no `mos law. ]

 

Defn: Subject to the law of another. Krauth-Fleming.

 

HETERONOMY

HETERONOMY Het `er *on "o *my, n.

 

1. Subordination or subjection to the law of another; political subjection of a community or state; -- opposed to autonomy.

 

2. (Metaph.)

 

Defn: A term applied by Kant to those laws which are imposed on us from without, or the violence done to us by our passions, wants, or desires. Krauth-Fleming.

 

HETERONYM

HETERONYM Het "er *o *nym, n.

 

Defn: That which is heteronymous; a thing having a different name or designation from some other thing; -- opposed to homonym.

 

HETERONYMOUS

Het `er *on "y *mous, a. Etym: [Hetero- + Gr. "o `nyma, for "o `noma a name. ]

 

Defn: Having different names or designations; standing in opposite relations. J. Le Conte. -- Het "er *on "y *mous *ly, adv.

 

HETEROOUSIAN

Het `er *o *ou `si *an, a. Etym: [Hetero- + Gr.

 

Defn: Having different essential qualities; of a different nature.

 

HETEROOUSIAN

Het `er *o *ou "si *an, n. (Eccl. Hist. )

 

Defn: One of those Arians who held that the Son was of a different substance from the Father.

 

HETEROOUSIOUS

HETEROOUSIOUS Het `er *o *ou "si *ous, a.

 

Defn: See Heteroousian.

 

HETEROPATHIC

Het `er *o *path "ic, a. Etym: [Hetero- + Gr.

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to the method of heteropathy; allopathic.

 

HETEROPATHY

Het `er *op "a *thy, n. Etym: [See Heteropathic. ] (Med. )

 

Defn: That mode of treating diseases, by which a morbid condition is removed by inducing an opposite morbid condition to supplant it; allopathy.

 

HETEROPELMOUS

Het `er *o *pel "mous, a. Etym: [Hetero- + Gr. (Anat. )

 

Defn: Having each of the two flexor tendons of the toes bifid, the branches of one going to the first and second toes; those of the other, to the third and fourth toes. See Illust. in Append.

 

HETEROPHAGI

Het `e *roph "a *gi, n. pl. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Altrices.

 

HETEROPHEMIST

HETEROPHEMIST Het `er *oph "e *mist, n.

 

Defn: One liable to the fault of heterophemy.

 

HETEROPHEMY

Het `er *oph "e *my, n. Etym: [Hetero- + Gr.

 

Defn: 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. R. G. White.

 

HETEROPHONY

Het `er *oph "o *ny, n. Etym: [Hetero- + Gr. (Med. )

 

Defn: An abnormal state of the voice. Mayne.

 

HETEROPHYLLOUS

Het `er *oph "yl *lous, a. Etym: [Gr. hétérophylle.] (Bot. )

 

Defn: Having leaves of more than one shape on the same plant.

 

HETEROPLASM

Het "er *o *plasm, n. Etym: [Hetero- + Gr.

 

Defn: An abnormal formation foreign to the economy, and composed of elements different from those are found in it in its normal condition. Dunglison.

 

HETEROPLASTIC

Het `er *o *plas "tic, a. Etym: [Hetero- + -plastic. ] (Biol.)

 

Defn: Producing a different type of organism; developing into a different form of tissue, as cartilage which develops into bone. Haeckel.

 

HETEROPOD

Het `er *o *pod, n. Etym: [Cf. F. hétéropode.] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: One of the Heteropoda. -- a.

 

Defn: Heteropodous.

 

HETEROPODA

Het `e *rop "o *da, n. pl. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. -poda. ] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: An order of pelagic Gastropoda, having the foot developed into a median fin. Some of the species are naked; others, as Carinaria and Atlanta, have thin glassy shells.

 

HETEROPODOUS

HETEROPODOUS Het `er *op "o *dous, a. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to the Heteropoda.

 

HETEROPTER

HETEROPTER Het `er *op "ter, n.

 

Defn: One of the Heteroptera.

 

HETEROPTERA

Het `e *rop "te *ra, n. pl. Etym: [NL. , from Gr. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A suborder of Hemiptera, in which the base of the anterior wings is thickened. See Hemiptera.

 

HETEROPTICS

Het `er *op "tics, n. Etym: [Hetero- + optics. ]

 

Defn: False optics. Spectator.

 

HETEROSCIAN

Het `er *os "cian, n. Etym: [Gr. hétéroscien.]

 

Defn: One who lives either north or south of the tropics, as contrasted with one who lives on the other side of them; -- so called because at noon the shadows always fall in opposite directions (the one northward, the other southward ).

 

HETEROSIS

Het `e *ro "sis, n. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. (Rhet.)

 

Defn: A figure of speech by which one form of a noun, verb, or pronoun, and the like, is used for another, as in the sentence: "What is life to such as me " Aytoun.

 

HETEROSOMATI

Het `e *ro *so "ma *ti, n. pl. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: An order of fishes, comprising the flounders, halibut, sole, etc. , having the body and head asymmetrical, with both eyes on one side. Called also Heterosomata, Heterosomi.

 

HETEROSPORIC; HETEROSPOROUS

Het `er *o *spor "ic, Het `er *o *spor "ous, a. Etym: [Hetero- + spore. ](Bot. )

 

Defn: Producing two kinds of spores unlike each other.

 

HETEROSTYLED

HETEROSTYLED Het "er *o *styled, a. (Bot. )

 

Defn: Having styles of two or more distinct forms or lengths. Darwin.

 

HETEROSTYLISM

HETEROSTYLISM Het `er *o *sty "lism, n. (Bot. )

 

Defn: The condition of being heterostyled.

 

HETEROTACTOUS

HETEROTACTOUS Het `er *o *tac "tous, a. (Biol.)

 

Defn: Relating to, or characterized by, heterotaxy.

 

HETEROTAXY

Het "er *o *tax `y, n. Etym: [Hetero- + Gr. (Biol.)

 

Defn: Variation in arrangement from that existing in a normal form; heterogenous arrangement or structure, as, in botany, the deviation in position of the organs of a plant, from the ordinary or typical arrangement.

 

HETEROTOPISM; HETEROTOPY

Het `er *ot "o *pism, Het `er *ot "o *py, n. Etym: [Hetero- + Gr. hétérotopie.]

 

1. (Med. )

 

Defn: A deviation from the natural position; -- a term applied in the case of organs or growths which are abnormal in situation.

 

2. (Biol.)

 

Defn: A deviation from the natural position of parts, supposed to be effected in thousands of years, by the gradual displacement of germ cells.

 

HETEROTRICHA

Het `e *rot "ri *cha, n. pl. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A division of ciliated Infusoria, having fine cilia all over the body, and a circle of larger ones around the anterior end.

 

HETEROTROPAL; HETEROTROPOUS

Het `er *ot "ro *pal, Het `er *ot "ro *pous (, a. Etym: [Gr. "etero `tropos turning another way; hétérotrope.] (Bot. )

 

Defn: Having the embryo or ovule oblique or transverse to the funiculus; amphitropous. Gray.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

hetero

het er o |ˈhetərō ˈhɛdəroʊ | adjective & noun ( pl. heteros ) informal short for heterosexual.

 

hetero-

hetero- |ˈhetəroʊ -| comb. form other; different: heteropolar | heterosexual. Often contrasted with homo-. ORIGIN from Greek heteros other.

 

heteroaromatic

het er o ar o mat ic |ˌhetərōˌarəˈmatik ˌhɛdəroʊˌɛrəˈmædɪk | adjective Chemistry denoting an organic compound with a ring structure that is both heterocyclic and aromatic.

 

heteroatom

het er o at om |ˌhetərōˈatəm ˈhɛtəroʊˌætəm | noun an atom in the ring of a cyclic compound other than a carbon atom. DERIVATIVES het e ro a tom ic |-əˈtämik |adjective

 

heterocercal

het er o cer cal |ˌhetərōˈsərkəl ˈhɛtəroʊˌsərkəl | adjective Zoology (of a fish's tail ) having unequal upper and lower lobes, usually with the vertebral column passing into the upper. Contrasted with diphycercal, homocercal. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from hetero- other + Greek kerkos tail.

 

heterochromatic

het er o chro mat ic |ˌhetərōkrəˈmatik ˌhɛdərəkrəˈmædɪk | adjective 1 of several different colors or (in physics ) wavelengths. 2 Biochemistry of or relating to heterochromatin.

 

heterochromatin

het er o chro ma tin |ˌhetərōˈkrōmətin ˌhɛtəroʊˈkroʊmətɪn | noun Biology chromosome material of different density from normal (usually greater ), in which the activity of the genes is modified or suppressed. Compare with euchromatin.

 

heterochromosome

het er o chro mo some |ˌhetərōˈkrōməˌsōm ˌhɛtəroʊˈkroʊməsoʊm | noun another term for sex chromosome.

 

heteroclite

het er o clite |ˈhetərəˌklīt ˈhɛdərəklaɪt | formal adjective abnormal or irregular. noun an abnormal thing or person. an irregularly declined word, esp. a Greek or Latin noun. DERIVATIVES het er o clit ic |ˌhetərəˈklitik |adjective ORIGIN late 15th cent.: via late Latin from Greek heteroklitos, from heteros other + -klitos inflected (from klinein to lean, inflect ).

 

heterocyclic

het er o cy clic |ˌhetərōˈsīklik, -ˈsiklik ˌhɛdərəˈsaɪklɪk | adjective Chemistry denoting a compound whose molecule contains a ring of atoms of at least two elements (one of which is generally carbon ).

 

heterocyst

het er o cyst |ˈhetərəˌsist ˈhɛtərəsɪst | noun a large, transparent, thick-walled cell found in the filaments of certain blue-green algae and in certain fungi.

 

heterodox

het er o dox |ˈhetərəˌdäks ˈhɛtrəˌdɑks | adjective not conforming with accepted or orthodox standards or beliefs: heterodox views. DERIVATIVES het er o dox y noun ORIGIN early 17th cent. (originally as a noun denoting an unorthodox opinion ): via late Latin from Greek heterodoxos, from heteros other + doxa opinion.

 

heterodyne

het er o dyne |ˈhetərəˌdīn ˈhɛdərədaɪn |Electronics adjective of or relating to the production of a lower frequency from the combination of two almost equal high frequencies, as used in radio transmission. verb [ with obj. ] combine (a high-frequency signal ) with another to produce a lower frequency in this way. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from hetero- other + -dyne, suffix formed irregularly from Greek dunamis power.

 

heteroecious

het er oe cious |ˌhetəˈrēSHəs ˌhɛtəˈriʃəs | adjective Biology parasitic on different and often unrelated species of host at different stages of life. Compare with homoecious.

 

heterogametic

het er o ga met ic |ˌhetərōgəˈmetik ˌhɛdərəɡəˈmɛdɪk | adjective Biology denoting the sex that has sex chromosomes that differ in morphology, resulting in two different kinds of gamete, e.g., (in mammals ) the male and (in birds ) the female. The opposite of homogametic.

 

heterogamy

het er og a my |ˌhetəˈrägəmē ˌhɛdəˈrɑɡəmi | noun 1 chiefly Zoology the alternation of generations, esp. between sexual and parthenogenetic generations. 2 Botany a state in which the flowers of a plant are of two or more types. Compare with homogamy ( sense 2 ). another term for anisogamy. 3 marriage between people from different sociological or educational backgrounds. Compare with homogamy ( sense 1 ). DERIVATIVES het er og a mous |-ˈrägəməs |adjective

 

heterogeneous

het er o ge ne ous |ˌhetərəˈjēnēəs ˈˌhɛdərəˈʤiniəs | adjective diverse in character or content: a large and heterogeneous collection. Chemistry of or denoting a process involving substances in different phases (solid, liquid, or gaseous ). Mathematics incommensurable through being of different kinds, degrees, or dimensions. DERIVATIVES het er o ge ne i ty |-jəˈnēətē |noun, het er o ge ne ous ly adverb, het er o ge ne ous ness noun ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from medieval Latin heterogeneus, from Greek heterogenēs, from heteros other + genos a kind. usage: The correct spelling for the word meaning diverse in character or content is heterogeneous, but a fairly common misspelling is heterogenous. The reason for the error probably relates to the pronunciation, which, in rapid speech, often skims over the fifth syllable as if to skip the e. Take care to note that heterogenous is a different word, which is used in specialized medical and biological senses and means originating outside the organism.

 

heterogenous

het er og e nous |ˌhetəˈräjənəs ˌhɛtəˈrɑʤənəs | adjective Medicine originating outside the organism: present in the urine are heterogenous proteins. usage: See usage at heterogeneous .

 

heteroglossia

het er o glos si a |ˌhetərōˈgläsēə ˈhɛtəroʊˌɡlɑsiə | noun the presence of two or more voices or expressed viewpoints in a text or other artistic work.

 

heterograft

het er o graft |ˈhetərōˌgraft ˈhɛdəroʊɡræft | noun another term for xenograft.

 

heterogynous

het er og y nous |ˌhetəˈräjənəs ˌhɛtəˈrɑʤənəs | adjective having females of two kinds, fertile and neuter, as in bees and ants.

 

heterologous

het er ol o gous |ˌhetəˈräləgəs ˌhɛdəˈrɑləɡəs | adjective chiefly Medicine & Biology not homologous. DERIVATIVES het er ol o gy |-ˈräləjē |noun

 

heterolysis

het er ol y sis |ˌhetəˈräləsis, -rōˈlīsis ˌhɛtəˈrɑləsɪs | noun 1 Biology the dissolution of cells by lysins or enzymes from different species. 2 Chemistry the breakdown of a compound into oppositely charged ions. DERIVATIVES het er o lyt ic adjective

 

heteromerous

het er om er ous |ˌhetəˈrämərəs ˌhɛdəˈrɑmərəs | adjective Biology having or composed of parts that differ in number or position.

 

heteromorphic

het er o mor phic |ˌhetərəˈmôrfik ˌhɛdərəˈmɔrfɪk | adjective Biology occurring in two or more different forms, esp. at different stages in the life cycle. DERIVATIVES het er o morph |ˈhetərəˌmôrf |noun, het er o mor phy noun |ˈhetərəˌmôrfē |

 

heteromorphism

het er o mor phism |ˌhetərəˈmôrfizəm ˌhɛdərəˈmɔrfɪzəm | noun Biology the quality or condition of existing in various forms: chromosomal heteromorphism.

 

heteronomous

het er on o mous |ˌhetəˈränəməs ˌhɛdəˈrɑnəməs | adjective subject to a law or standard external to itself. (in Kantian moral philosophy ) acting in accordance with one's desires rather than reason or moral duty. Compare with autonomous. subject to different laws. DERIVATIVES het er on o my |-ˈränəmē |noun

 

heteronormative

het er o nor ma tive |ˌhetərōˈnôrmətiv ˌhɛtəroʊˈnɔrmətɪv | adjective denoting or relating to a world view that promotes heterosexuality as the normal or preferred sexual orientation: the heteronormative codes of twentieth-century mainstream Western cinema. DERIVATIVES het er o nor ma tiv i ty noun

 

heteronym

het er o nym |ˈhetərəˌnim ˈhɛtərə (ʊ )nɪm | noun Linguistics 1 each of two or more words that are spelled identically but have different sounds and meanings, such as tear meaning rip and tear meaning liquid from the eye. 2 each of two or more words that are used to refer to the identical thing in different geographical areas of a speech community, such as submarine sandwich, hoagie, and grinder . 3 each of two words having the same meaning but derived from unrelated sources, for example preface and foreword . Contrasted with paronym. DERIVATIVES het er o nym ic |ˌhetərəˈnimik |adjective, het er on y mous |ˌhetəˈränəməs |adjective

 

heterophyte

het er o phyte |ˈheərəˌfīt ˌhɛrəfaɪt | noun Botany a plant that derives its nourishment from other organisms. DERIVATIVES het er o phyt ic |-rōˈfitik |adjective

 

heteroplasty

het er o plas ty |ˈhetərəˌplastē ˌhɛtərəplæsti | noun the operation of grafting tissue between two individuals of the same or different species. DERIVATIVES het er o plas tic |ˈhetərəˈplastik |adjective

 

heteropolar

het er o po lar |ˌhetərōˈpōlər ˌhɛdəroʊˈpoʊlər | adjective chiefly Physics characterized by opposite or alternating polarity. (esp. of an electric motor ) with an armature passing north and south magnetic poles alternately.

 

Heteroptera

Het er op ter a |ˌhetəˈräptərə ˌhɛdəˈrɑptərə |Entomology a group of true bugs in which the forewings are nonuniform, having a thickened base and membranous tip. The predatory and water bugs belong to this group, as well as many plant bugs. Compare with Homoptera. [Suborder Heteroptera, order Hemiptera. ] (as plural noun heteroptera ) bugs of this group. ORIGIN modern Latin (plural ), from Greek heteros other + pteron wing.

 

heteropteran

het er op ter an |ˌhetəˈräptərən ˌhɛtəˈrɑptərən |Entomology noun a bug of the group Heteroptera. adjective relating to or denoting heteropterans. DERIVATIVES het er op ter ous |-ˈräptərəs |adjective

 

heterosexism

het er o sex ism |ˌhetərōˈsekˌsizəm ˌhɛdərəˈsɛksɪzəm | noun discrimination or prejudice against homosexuals on the assumption that heterosexuality is the normal sexual orientation. DERIVATIVES het er o sex ist adjective

 

heterosexual

het er o sex u al |ˌhetərōˈsekSHo͞oəl ˈˌhɛdərəˈsɛkʃ (əw )əl | adjective (of a person ) sexually attracted to people of the opposite sex. involving or characterized by sexual attraction between people of the opposite sex: heterosexual relationships. noun a heterosexual person. DERIVATIVES het er o sex u al i ty |-ˌsekSHo͞oˈalitē |noun, het er o sex u al ly adverb

 

heterosis

het er o sis |ˌhetəˈrōsəs ˌhɛdəˈroʊsəs | noun Genetics the tendency of a crossbred individual to show qualities superior to those of both parents. Also called hybrid vigor. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from Greek heterōsis alteration, from heteros other.

 

heterosporous

het er os po rous |ˌhetəˈräspərəs, -ərəˈspôrəs ˌhɛtəˈrɑspərəs | adjective Biology producing two different kinds of spores. DERIVATIVES het er os po ry noun

 

heterostyly

het er o sty ly |ˈhetərəˌstīlē ˌhɛtərəˈstaɪli | noun Botany the condition (e.g., in primroses ) of having styles of different lengths relative to the stamens in the flowers of different individual plants, to reduce self-fertilization. DERIVATIVES het er o sty lous |ˌhetərəˈstīləs |adjective ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from hetero- different + Greek stulos column + -y 3 .

 

heterotic

het er ot ic |ˌhetəˈrätik ˌhɛtəˈrɑtɪk | adjective 1 Biology of or relating to heterosis (hybrid vigor ). 2 Physics of or relating to a theory of cosmic strings that combines elements of two earlier models.

 

heterotransplant

het er o trans plant |ˌhetərōˈtransˌplant ˌhɛdəroʊˈtrænsplænt | noun another term for xenograft.

 

heterotroph

het er o troph |ˈhetərəˌträf, -trōf ˈhɛdərəˌtrɑf | noun Biology an organism deriving its nutritional requirements from complex organic substances. Compare with autotroph. DERIVATIVES het er o troph ic |ˌhetərəˈträfik, -ˈtrō - |adjective, het er ot ro phy |ˌhetəˈrätrəfē |noun ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from hetero- other + Greek trophos feeder.

 

heterotypic

het er o typ ic |ˌhetərōˈtipik ˌhɛtəroʊˈtɪpɪk | adjective different in form, arrangement, or type. Biology of or relating to the first of the two nuclear divisions of meiosis.

 

heterozygosis

het er o zy go sis |ˌhetərōzīˈgōsis ˌhɛtəroʊzaɪˈɡoʊsɪs | noun Genetics the state of being a heterozygote. Biology the formation of a zygote through the fusion of genetically different gametes.

 

heterozygote

het er o zy gote |ˌhetərōˈzīgət, -ˈzīgōt hetərəˈzaɪɡoʊt | noun Genetics an individual having two different alleles of a particular gene or genes, and so giving rise to varying offspring. Compare with homozygote. DERIVATIVES het er o zy gos i ty |-zīˈgäsitē |noun, het er o zy gous |-ˈzīgəs |adjective

 

Oxford Dictionary

hetero

hetero |ˈhɛt (ə )rəʊ | adjective & noun ( pl. heteros ) informal short for heterosexual.

 

hetero-

hetero- |ˈhɛt (ə )rəʊ | combining form other; different: heteropolar | heterosexual. Often contrasted with homo-. ORIGIN from Greek heteros other .

 

heteroaromatic

heteroaromatic |ˌhɛtərəʊarəˈmatɪk | adjective Chemistry denoting an organic compound with a ring structure which is both heterocyclic and aromatic.

 

heteroatom

het er o at om |ˌhetərōˈatəm ˈhɛtəroʊˌætəm | noun an atom in the ring of a cyclic compound other than a carbon atom. DERIVATIVES het e ro a tom ic |-əˈtämik |adjective

 

heterocercal

heterocercal |ˌhɛtərəʊˈsəːkəl | adjective Zoology (of a fish's tail ) having unequal upper and lower lobes, usually with the vertebral column passing into the upper. Contrasted with diphycercal, homocercal. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from hetero- other + Greek kerkos tail .

 

heterochromatic

heterochromatic |ˌhɛt (ə )rəʊkrəˈmatɪk | adjective 1 of several different colours or (in physics ) wavelengths. 2 Biochemistry relating to heterochromatin.

 

heterochromatin

heterochromatin |ˌhɛtərəʊˈkrəʊmətɪn | noun [ mass noun ] Biology chromosome material of different density from normal (usually greater ), in which the activity of the genes is modified or suppressed. Compare with euchromatin.

 

heteroclite

heteroclite |ˈhɛt (ə )rə (ʊ )klʌɪt | formal adjective abnormal or irregular. noun an abnormal thing or person. an irregularly declined word, especially a Greek or Latin noun. DERIVATIVES heteroclitic adjective ORIGIN late 15th cent.: via late Latin from Greek heteroklitos, from heteros other + -klitos inflected (from klinein to lean, inflect ).

 

heterocyclic

heterocyclic |ˌhɛt (ə )rə (ʊ )ˈsʌɪklɪk, -ˈsɪklɪk | adjective Chemistry denoting a compound whose molecule contains a ring of atoms of at least two elements (one of which is generally carbon ).

 

heterocyst

het er o cyst |ˈhetərəˌsist ˈhɛtərəsɪst | noun a large, transparent, thick-walled cell found in the filaments of certain blue-green algae and in certain fungi.

 

heterodox

heterodox |ˈhɛt (ə )rə (ʊ )dɒks | adjective not conforming with accepted or orthodox standards or beliefs: heterodox views. DERIVATIVES heterodoxy noun ORIGIN early 17th cent. (originally as a noun denoting an unorthodox opinion ): via late Latin from Greek heterodoxos, from heteros other + doxa opinion .

 

heterodyne

heterodyne |ˈhɛt (ə )rə (ʊ )dʌɪn |Electronics adjective relating to the production of a lower frequency from the combination of two almost equal high frequencies, as used in radio transmission. verb [ with obj. ] combine (a high-frequency signal ) with another to produce a lower frequency in this way. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from hetero- other + -dyne, suffix formed irregularly from Greek dunamis power .

 

heteroecious

het er oe cious |ˌhetəˈrēSHəs ˌhɛtəˈriʃəs | adjective Biology parasitic on different and often unrelated species of host at different stages of life. Compare with homoecious.

 

heterogametic

heterogametic |ˌhɛt (ə )rə (ʊ )gəˈmɛtɪk | adjective Biology denoting the sex which has sex chromosomes that differ in morphology, resulting in two different kinds of gamete, e.g. (in mammals ) the male and (in birds ) the female. The opposite of homogametic.

 

heterogamy

heterogamy |ˌhɛtəˈrɒgəmi | noun [ mass noun ] 1 chiefly Zoology the alternation of generations, especially between sexual and parthenogenetic generations. 2 Botany a state in which the flowers of a plant are of two or more types. Compare with homogamy ( sense 2 ). another term for anisogamy. 3 marriage between people from different sociological or educational backgrounds. Compare with homogamy ( sense 1 ). DERIVATIVES heterogamous adjective

 

heterogeneous

heterogeneous |ˌhɛt (ə )rə (ʊ )ˈdʒiːnɪəs, -ˈdʒɛn -| adjective diverse in character or content: a large and heterogeneous collection. Chemistry of or denoting a process involving substances in different phases (solid, liquid, or gaseous ): heterogeneous catalysis. Mathematics incommensurable through being of different kinds, degrees, or dimensions. DERIVATIVES heterogeneity |-dʒɪˈniːɪti, -ˈneɪɪti |noun, heterogeneously adverb, heterogeneousness noun ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from medieval Latin heterogeneus, from Greek heterogenēs, from heteros other + genos a kind . usage: The correct spelling is heterogeneous, but a fairly common misspelling is heterogenous. The reason for the error probably relates to the pronunciation, which, in rapid speech, often misses out the extra e. Heterogenous is actually a different word, which is used in specialized medical and biological senses and means originating outside the organism .

 

heterogenous

het er og e nous |ˌhetəˈräjənəs ˌhɛtəˈrɑʤənəs | adjective Medicine originating outside the organism: present in the urine are heterogenous proteins. usage: See usage at heterogeneous .

 

heteroglossia

heteroglossia |ˌhɛtərəʊˈglɒsɪə | noun [ mass noun ] the presence of two or more expressed viewpoints in a text or other artistic work. DERIVATIVES heteroglossic adjective ORIGIN 1980s: from hetero- + Greek glōssa tongue, language + -ia 1 .

 

heterograft

het ¦ero |graft |ˈhɛt (ə )rə (ʊ )grɑːft | noun another term for xenograft.

 

heterogynous

het er og y nous |ˌhetəˈräjənəs ˌhɛtəˈrɑʤənəs | adjective having females of two kinds, fertile and neuter, as in bees and ants.

 

heterologous

heterologous |ˌhɛtəˈrɒləgəs | adjective chiefly Medicine & Biology not homologous: heterologous antiserum. DERIVATIVES heterology noun

 

heterolysis

het er ol y sis |ˌhetəˈräləsis, -rōˈlīsis ˌhɛtəˈrɑləsɪs | noun 1 Biology the dissolution of cells by lysins or enzymes from different species. 2 Chemistry the breakdown of a compound into oppositely charged ions. DERIVATIVES het er o lyt ic adjective

 

heteromerous

heteromerous |ˌhɛtəˈrɒm (ə )rəs | adjective Biology having or composed of parts that differ in number or position.

 

heteromorphic

heteromorphic |ˌhɛt (ə )rə (ʊ )ˈmɔːfɪk | adjective Biology occurring in two or more different forms, especially at different stages in the life cycle. DERIVATIVES heteromorph noun, heteromorphy noun

 

heteromorphism

heteromorphism |ˌhɛt (ə )rə (ʊ )ˈmɔːfɪz (ə )m | noun [ mass noun ] Biology the quality or condition of existing in various forms: chromosomal heteromorphism.

 

heteronomous

heteronomous |ˌhɛtəˈrɒnəməs | adjective subject to a law or standard external to itself. (in Kantian moral philosophy ) acting in accordance with one's desires rather than reason or moral duty. Compare with autonomous. Biology subject to different laws of growth and development. DERIVATIVES heteronomy noun

 

heteronormative

heteronormative |ˌhɛt (ə )rə (ʊ )ˈnɔːmətɪv | adjective denoting or relating to a world view that promotes heterosexuality as the normal or preferred sexual orientation. the heteronormative codes of twentieth-century mainstream Western cinema. DERIVATIVES heteronormativity noun

 

heteronym

heteronym |ˈhɛtərə (ʊ )nɪm | noun Linguistics 1 each of two or more words which are spelled identically but have different sounds and meanings, such as tear meaning rip and tear meaning liquid from the eye . 2 each of two or more words which are used to refer to the identical thing in different geographical areas of a speech community, such as nappy and diaper . 3 each of two words having the same meaning but derived from unrelated sources, for example preface and foreword . Contrasted with paronym. DERIVATIVES heteronymic |-ˈnɪmɪk |adjective, heteronymous |-ˈɒnɪməs |adjective

 

heterophyte

het er o phyte |ˈheərəˌfīt ˌhɛrəfaɪt | noun Botany a plant that derives its nourishment from other organisms. DERIVATIVES het er o phyt ic |-rōˈfitik |adjective

 

heteroplasty

het er o plas ty |ˈhetərəˌplastē ˌhɛtərəplæsti | noun the operation of grafting tissue between two individuals of the same or different species. DERIVATIVES het er o plas tic |ˈhetərəˈplastik |adjective

 

heteropolar

heteropolar |ˌhɛtərəʊˈpəʊlə | adjective chiefly Physics characterized by opposite or alternating polarity. (especially of an electric motor ) with an armature passing north and south magnetic poles alternately.

 

Heteroptera

Heteroptera |ˌhɛtəˈrɒpt (ə )rə | plural noun Entomology a group of true bugs comprising those in which the forewings are non-uniform, having a thickened base and membranous tip. The predatory and water bugs belong to this group, as well as many plant bugs. Compare with Homoptera. Suborder Heteroptera, order Hemiptera. ( heteroptera ) bugs of the Heteroptera group. ORIGIN modern Latin (plural ), from Greek heteros other + pteron wing .

 

heteropteran

heteropteran |ˌhɛtəˈrɒpt (ə )r (ə )n |Entomology noun a bug of the group Heteroptera. adjective relating to or denoting heteropterans. DERIVATIVES heteropterous adjective

 

heterosexism

het ¦ero |sex ¦ism |hɛt (ə )rə (ʊ )ˈsɛksɪz (ə )m | noun [ mass noun ] discrimination or prejudice against homosexuals on the assumption that heterosexuality is the normal sexual orientation. DERIVATIVES heterosexist adjective

 

heterosexual

het ¦ero |sex ¦ual |hɛt (ə )rə (ʊ )ˈsɛksjʊəl, -ʃʊəl | adjective (of a person ) sexually attracted to people of the opposite sex. involving or characterized by sexual attraction between people of the opposite sex: heterosexual relationships. noun a heterosexual person. DERIVATIVES heterosexuality |-ˈalɪti |noun, heterosexually adverb

 

heterosis

heterosis |ˌhɛtəˈrəʊsɪs | noun technical term for hybrid vigour. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from Greek heterōsis alteration , from heteros other .

 

heterosporous

het er os po rous |ˌhetəˈräspərəs, -ərəˈspôrəs ˌhɛtəˈrɑspərəs | adjective Biology producing two different kinds of spores. DERIVATIVES het er os po ry noun

 

heterostyly

heterostyly |ˈhɛtərə (ʊ )ˌstʌɪli | noun [ mass noun ] Botany the condition (e.g. in primroses ) of having styles of different lengths relative to the stamens in the flowers of different individual plants, to reduce self-fertilization. DERIVATIVES heterostylous adjective ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from hetero- different + Greek stulos column + -y 3 .

 

heterotic

heterotic |ˌhɛtəˈrɒtɪk | adjective 1 Biology relating to hybrid vigour (heterosis ). 2 Physics relating to a theory of cosmic strings combining elements of two earlier models.

 

heterotransplant

het ¦ero |trans ¦plant |hɛt (ə )rə (ʊ )ˈtransplɑːnt, -ˈtrɑːns -, -nz- | noun another term for xenograft.

 

heterotroph

heterotroph |ˈhɛt (ə )rə (ʊ )trəʊf, -ˈtrɒf | noun Biology an organism deriving its nutritional requirements from complex organic substances. Compare with autotroph. DERIVATIVES heterotrophic adjective, heterotrophy noun ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from hetero- other + Greek trophos feeder .

 

heterotypic

het er o typ ic |ˌhetərōˈtipik ˌhɛtəroʊˈtɪpɪk | adjective different in form, arrangement, or type. Biology of or relating to the first of the two nuclear divisions of meiosis.

 

heterozygosis

het er o zy go sis |ˌhetərōzīˈgōsis ˌhɛtəroʊzaɪˈɡoʊsɪs | noun Genetics the state of being a heterozygote. Biology the formation of a zygote through the fusion of genetically different gametes.

 

heterozygote

heterozygote |ˌhɛt (ə )rə (ʊ )ˈzʌɪgəʊt | noun Genetics an individual having two different alleles of a particular gene or genes, and so giving rise to varying offspring. Compare with homozygote. DERIVATIVES heterozygosity noun, heterozygous adjective

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

heterodox

heterodox adjective their heterodox sister was home from college, spouting her liberal views: unorthodox, nonconformist, dissenting, dissident, rebellious, renegade; heretical, blasphemous, recusant, apostate, skeptical; freethinking, unconventional. ANTONYMS orthodox.

 

heterogeneous

heterogeneous adjective a heterogeneous collection of art: diverse, varied, varying, variegated, miscellaneous, assorted, mixed, sundry, disparate, multifarious, different, differing, motley; informal hodgepodge, mixed-bag; literary divers. ANTONYMS homogeneous.

 

heterosexual

heterosexual adjective most of my heterosexual friends are single: straight; informal hetero, het.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

heterodox

heterodox adjective public expression of such heterodox views is impossible: unorthodox, heretical, dissenting, dissident, blasphemous, nonconformist, apostate, freethinking, iconoclastic, schismatic, rebellious, renegade, separatist, sectarian, revisionist; sceptical, agnostic, atheistical, non-believing, unbelieving, idolatrous, pagan, heathen, impious; archaic paynim; rare recreant, recusant, nullifidian. ANTONYMS orthodox.

 

heterogeneous

heterogeneous adjective a large and heterogeneous collection: diverse, diversified, varied, varying, miscellaneous, assorted, mixed, sundry, contrasting, disparate, different, differing, divergent, unrelated, variegated, wide-ranging; motley; literary divers, myriad, legion; rare contrastive. ANTONYMS homogeneous.

 

heterosexual

heterosexual adjective informal straight, hetero, het. ANTONYMS homosexual, gay.

 

Duden Dictionary

hetero

he te ro Adjektiv umgangssprachlich |h e tero |indeklinables Adjektiv Kurzwort für: heterosexuell

 

Hetero

He te ro Substantiv, maskulin umgangssprachlich , der |H e tero |der Hetero; Genitiv: des Heteros, Plural: die Heteros Kurzwort für: Heterosexueller

 

hetero-

he te ro-, He te ro-, he ter- He ter- Präfix Hetero- vor Vokalen auch heter- Heter- griechisch héteros Bestimmungswort in Zusammensetzungen mit der Bedeutung anders, fremd, ungleich, verschieden z. B. heterodont, heterogen, Heterosexualität

 

heteroblastisch

he te ro blas tisch Adjektiv |heterobl a stisch |1 Botanik unterschiedlich ausgebildet (von Jugend- und Folgeformen von Blättern )2 unterschiedlich entwickelt in Bezug auf die Korngröße bei metamorphen Gesteinen

 

heterochlamydeisch

he te ro chla my de isch Adjektiv Botanik |heterochlamyd e isch …çla …|verschieden ausgebildet von Blüten mit verschiedenartigen Blütenhüllblättern, d. h. mit einem Kelch und andersfarbigen Kronenblättern

 

Heterochromie

He te ro chro mie Substantiv, feminin Biologie, Medizin , die |Heterochrom ie …kro …|die Heterochromie; Genitiv: der Heterochromie, Plural: die Heterochromien zu Chrom unterschiedliche Färbung normalerweise gleichfarbiger Gewebe- oder Organteile z. B. der Iris der Augen

 

Heterochromosom

He te ro chro mo som Substantiv, Neutrum Biologie, Medizin , das |Heterochromos o m |das Heterochromosom; Genitiv: des Heterochromosoms, Plural: die Heterochromosomen Geschlechtschromosom

 

Heterochylie

He te ro chy lie Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |Heterochyl ie …çy …|die Heterochylie; Genitiv: der Heterochylie wechselnder Salzsäuregehalt des Magensafts

 

heterodont

he te r o dont , he te ro dont Adjektiv Biologie |heterod o nt |zu griechisch odoús (Genitiv: odóntos ) = Zahn (vom Gebiss fast aller Säugetiere ) mit verschiedenartigen Zähnen (wie Schneide-, Eck-, Backenzähnen ) ausgestattet das menschliche Gebiss ist heterodont

 

Heterodontie

He te r o don tie , He te ro don tie Substantiv, feminin Biologie , die |Heterodont ie |die Heterodontie; Genitiv: der Heterodontie das Ausgestattetsein mit verschieden gestalteten Zähnen (z. B. beim Gebiss des Menschen )

 

heterodox

he te ro dox Adjektiv Religion |heterod o x |griechisch heteródoxos = von anderer Meinung, zu: dóxa = Meinung; Lehre von der herrschenden Kirchenlehre abweichend; andersgläubig

 

Heterodoxie

He te ro do xie Substantiv, feminin Religion , die |Heterodox ie |griechisch heterodoxía = verschiedene, irrige Meinung Lehre, die von der offiziellen Kirchenlehre abweicht; Irrlehre

 

heterodynamisch

he te ro dy na misch Adjektiv Botanik |heterodyn a misch |griechisch-neulateinisch ungleichwertig in Bezug auf die Entwicklungstendenz von zwittrigen Blüten, deren weibliche oder männliche Organe so kräftig entwickelt sind, dass sie äußerlich wie eingeschlechtige Blüten erscheinen

 

heterofon

he te ro fon , he te ro phon Adjektiv heterophon |heterof o n heteroph o n |1 Musik im Charakter der Heterofonie 2 Sprachwissenschaft verschieden lautend, besonders bei gleicher Schreibung (z. B. Rentier [rɛnˈti̯eː ] = Rentner gegenüber Rentier [ˈrɛntiːɐ̯ ] = Ren )

 

Heterofonie

He te ro fo nie , He te ro pho nie Substantiv, feminin Musik , die Heterophonie |Heterofon ie Heterophon ie |die Heterofonie; Genitiv: der Heterofonie die Heterophonie; Genitiv: der Heterophonie auf der Grundlage eines bestimmten Themas improvisiertes Zusammenspiel von zwei oder mehr Stimmen, die tonlich und rhythmisch völlig selbstständig spontan durch bestimmte Verzierungen vom Thema abweichen; Gegensatz Unisono

 

heterogametisch

he te ro ga me tisch Adjektiv Biologie |heterogam e tisch |griechisch-neulateinisch verschiedengeschlechtige Gameten bildend

 

Heterogamie

He te ro ga mie Substantiv, feminin Soziologie , die |Heterogam ie |die Heterogamie; Genitiv: der Heterogamie, Plural: die Heterogamien Ungleichartigkeit der Gatten bei der Partnerwahl (z. B. in Bezug auf Alter, Gesellschaftsklasse, Konfession ); Gegensatz Homogamie

 

heterogen

he te ro gen Adjektiv bildungssprachlich |heterog e n |griechisch heterogenḗs, -gen nicht gleichartig im inneren Aufbau; uneinheitlich, aus Ungleichartigem zusammengesetzt; ungleichmäßig aufgebaut, ungleichartig, nicht homogen eine heterogene Masse, Gruppe, Schicht | heterogen zusammengesetzt sein

 

Heterogenese

He te ro ge ne se Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |Heterogen e se |die Heterogenese; Genitiv: der Heterogenese anormale, gestörte Gewebebildung

 

Heterogenität

He te ro ge ni tät Substantiv, feminin , die |Heterogenit ä t |die Heterogenität; Genitiv: der Heterogenität Verschiedenartigkeit, Ungleichartigkeit, Uneinheitlichkeit im Aufbau, in der Zusammensetzung

 

Heterogonie

He te ro go nie Substantiv, feminin , die |Heterogon ie |die Heterogonie; Genitiv: der Heterogonie zu griechisch gonḗ = das Entstehen, Erzeugung 1 Biologie besondere Form des Generationswechsels bei Tieren (z. B. bei Wasserflöhen ), wobei auf eine sich geschlechtlich fortpflanzende Generation eine andere folgt, die sich aus unbefruchteten Eiern entwickelt 2 besonders Philosophie Entstehung von Neuem, Nichtangelegtem

 

heterograd

he te ro grad Adjektiv |heterogr a d |auf quantitative Unterschiede gerichtet (in der Statistik ); Gegensatz homograd

 

heterograf

he te ro graf , he te ro graph Adjektiv Sprachwissenschaft heterograph |heterogr a f heterogr a ph |Heterografie aufweisend

 

Heterografie

He te ro gra fie , He te ro gra phie Substantiv, feminin Sprachwissenschaft , die Heterographie |Heterograf ie Heterograph ie |die Heterografie; Genitiv: der Heterografie die Heterographie; Genitiv: der Heterographie 1 unterschiedliche Schreibung von Wörtern mit gleicher Aussprache z. B. viel fiel 2 Verwendung gleicher Schriftzeichen für unterschiedliche Laute z. B. ch im Deutschen für den Achlaut und den Ichlaut

 

Heterogramm

He te ro gramm Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Heterogr a mm |das Heterogramm; Genitiv: des Heterogramms, Plural: die Heterogramme Schreibweise mit andersartigen Schriftzeichen z. B. Zahlzeichen anstelle des ausgeschriebenen Zahlworts

 

Heterohypnose

He te ro hyp no se Substantiv, feminin , die |Heterohypn o se |die Heterohypnose; Genitiv: der Heterohypnose, Plural: die Heterohypnosen Versenkung in Hypnose durch Fremde; Gegensatz Autohypnose

 

Heterokarpie

He te ro kar pie Substantiv, feminin Botanik , die |Heterokarp ie |die Heterokarpie; Genitiv: der Heterokarpie das Auftreten verschieden gestalteter Früchte bei einem Pflanzenindividuum

 

heteroklin

he te ro klin Adjektiv Botanik |heterokl i n |sich durch Fremdbestäubung fortpflanzend von Pflanzen

 

Heteroklisie

He te ro kli sie Substantiv, feminin Sprachwissenschaft , die |Heteroklis ie |die Heteroklisie; Genitiv: der Heteroklisie Deklination 1 eines Substantivs mit wechselnden Stämmen (z. B. griechisch hḗpar, Genitiv: hḗpatos »Leber «)

 

heteroklitisch

he te ro kli tisch Adjektiv Sprachwissenschaft |heterokl i tisch |griechisch in den Deklinationsformen verschiedene Stämme aufweisend (von Substantiven )

 

Heterokliton

He te ro kli ton Substantiv, Neutrum Sprachwissenschaft , das |Heter o kliton |das Heterokliton; Genitiv: des Heteroklitons, Plural: die Heteroklita griechisch-lateinisch Nomen, das eine, mehrere oder alle Kasusformen nach mindestens zwei verschiedenen Deklinationstypen bildet oder bei dem sich verschiedene Stammformen zu einem Paradigma ergänzen, z. B. der Staat, des Staates (stark ), die Staaten (schwach ); vgl. Heteroklisie

 

heterolog

he te ro log Adjektiv besonders Medizin |heterol o g |zu griechisch lógos = Rede, Wort, wissenschaftliche Untersuchung; Suffix mit der Bedeutung »entsprechend «1 abweichend, nicht übereinstimmend 2 von fremder Herkunft, artfremd heterologe Insemination (künstliche Befruchtung mit nicht vom Ehemann stammendem Samen )

 

heteromer

he te ro mer Adjektiv Botanik |heterom e r |zu griechisch méros = (An )teil verschieden gegliedert (von Blüten, in deren verschiedenen Blattkreisen die Zahl der Glieder wechselt )

 

Heteromerie

He te ro me rie Substantiv, feminin Botanik , die |Heteromer ie |die Heteromerie; Genitiv: der Heteromerie unterschiedliche Gliederung in Bezug auf die Blattkreise einer Blüte, die alle unterschiedlich viele Glieder aufweisen

 

Heterometabolie

He te ro me ta bo lie Substantiv, feminin Biologie , die |Heterometabol ie |die Heterometabolie; Genitiv: der Heterometabolie, Plural: die Heterometabolien schrittweise Metamorphose bei Insekten ohne Puppenstadium

 

heteromorph

he te ro morph Adjektiv Biologie, Chemie, Physik |heterom o rph |griechisch heterómorphos, zu: morphḗ = Gestalt, Form anders-, verschiedengestaltig; auf andere, verschiedene Weise gebildet, gestaltet die heteromorph ausgebildeten Tierformen beim Generationswechsel

 

Heteromorphie

He te ro mor phie Substantiv, feminin , die Heteromorphismus |Heteromorph ie |die Heteromorphie; Genitiv: der Heteromorphie griechisch-neulateinisch 1 Chemie Eigenschaft mancher Stoffe, verschiedene Kristallformen zu bilden 2 Biologie das Auftreten, Vorhandensein verschiedener Tier- oder Pflanzenformen innerhalb einer Art z. B. Königin, Arbeiterin, Soldat bei Ameisen

 

Heteromorphismus

He te ro mor phis mus Substantiv, maskulin , der Heteromorphie |Heteromorph i smus |der Heteromorphismus; Genitiv: des Heteromorphismus griechisch-neulateinisch 1 Chemie Eigenschaft mancher Stoffe, verschiedene Kristallformen zu bilden 2 Biologie das Auftreten, Vorhandensein verschiedener Tier- oder Pflanzenformen innerhalb einer Art z. B. Königin, Arbeiterin, Soldat bei Ameisen

 

Heteromorphopsie

He te ro mor ph op sie , He te ro mor phop sie Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |Heteromorphops ie |die Heteromorphopsie; Genitiv: der Heteromorphopsie, Plural: die Heteromorphopsien Wahrnehmungsstörung, bei der ein Gegenstand von jedem Auge anders wahrgenommen wird

 

Heteromorphose

He te ro mor pho se Substantiv, feminin Biologie , die |Heteromorph o se |die Heteromorphose; Genitiv: der Heteromorphose, Plural: die Heteromorphosen das Entstehen von Organen oder Organteilen an atypischer Stelle bei Regenerationsvorgängen z. B. ein Bein anstelle eines Fühlers bei Krebsen

 

heteronom

he te ro nom Adjektiv |heteron o m |zu griechisch nómos = Gesetz 1 bildungssprachlich [verwaltungsmäßig ] unselbstständig, abhängig; von fremden Gesetzen abhängend ein heteronomer Staat 2 Zoologie unterschiedlich ausgebildet (von den einzelnen Segmenten 3a bei Gliedertieren, z. B. bei Insekten )

 

Heteronomie

He te ro no mie Substantiv, feminin , die |Heteronom ie |die Heteronomie; Genitiv: der Heteronomie 1 bildungssprachlich [verwaltungsmäßige ] Abhängigkeit, Unselbstständigkeit; von außen her bezogene Gesetzgebung 2 Philosophie Abhängigkeit von anderer als der eigenen sittlichen Gesetzlichkeit 3 Zoologie Ungleichartigkeit der Segmente 3a eines Tierkörpers

 

heteronym

he te r o nym, he te ro nym Adjektiv Sprachwissenschaft |heteron y m |die Heteronymie betreffend

 

Heteronym

He te r o nym, He te ro nym Substantiv, Neutrum Sprachwissenschaft , das |Heteron y m |das Heteronym; Genitiv: des Heteronyms, Plural: die Heteronyme zu griechisch ónyma = Name 1 a Wort, das mit einem anderen Wort (oder einer Reihe anderer Wörter ) große semantische Ähnlichkeiten hat, sich aber in einem inhaltlichen Aspekt unterscheidet z. B. die Bezeichnungen der Wochentage b Wort, das in einer anderen Sprache, Mundart oder einem anderen Sprachsystem dasselbe bedeutet z. B. deutsch Bruder französisch frère; Orange Apfelsine; Samstag Sonnabend c Wort, das von einer anderen Wurzel oder einem anderen Stamm gebildet ist als ein Wort, mit dem es sachlich eng zusammengehört z. B. »Base « und »Vetter « 2 Form des Pseudonyms, bei der für den erdachten Namen eine eigenständige Persönlichkeit mit einer ausgewiesenen Biografie geschaffen wird

 

Heteronymie

He te r o ny mie , He te ro ny mie Substantiv, feminin Sprachwissenschaft , die |Heteronym ie |die Heteronymie; Genitiv: der Heteronymie a Verhältnis zwischen Wörtern mit großen semantischen Gemeinsamkeiten, die sich in einem inhaltlichen Aspekt unterscheiden b das Vorhandensein mehrerer Wörter aus verschiedenen Sprachen, Mundarten oder Sprachsystemen bei gleichbleibender Bedeutung c Bildung sachlich zusammengehörender Wörter von verschiedenen Wurzeln

 

heterophag

he te ro phag Adjektiv Biologie |heteroph a g |1 sowohl pflanzliche wie tierische Nahrung fressend von Tieren 2 auf verschiedenen Wirtstieren oder Pflanzen schmarotzend (von Parasiten ); Gegensatz homophag

 

Heterophemie

He te ro phe mie Substantiv, feminin , die |Heterophem ie |die Heterophemie; Genitiv: der Heterophemie Paraphasie

 

heterophil

he te ro phil Adjektiv bildungssprachlich |heteroph i l |zu griechisch phileĩn = lieben eine Liebesbeziehung, erotische Kontakte zwischen verschiedengeschlechtlichen Partnern ausdrückend, aufweisend

 

heterophob

he te ro phob Adjektiv bildungssprachlich, Fachsprache |heteroph o b |zu griechisch phobeĩn = fürchten eine starke [krankhafte ] Abneigung gegen das andere Geschlecht habend

 

Heterophobie

He te ro pho bie Substantiv, feminin , die |Heterophob ie |die Heterophobie; Genitiv: der Heterophobie, Plural: die Heterophobien Angst vor dem anderen Geschlecht

 

Heterophorie

He te ro pho rie Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |Heterophor ie |die Heterophorie; Genitiv: der Heterophorie griechisch-neulateinisch Neigung zum Schielen infolge einer Veränderung in der Spannung der Augenmuskeln

 

Heterophyllie

He te ro phyl lie Substantiv, feminin Botanik , die |Heterophyll ie |das Auftreten verschieden gestalteter Laubblätter bei einem Pflanzenindividuum

 

Heteroplasie

He te ro pla sie Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |Heteroplas ie |die Heteroplasie; Genitiv: der Heteroplasie, Plural: die Heteroplasien Neubildung von Geweben von anderer Beschaffenheit als der des Ursprungsgewebes, besonders bei bösartigen Tumoren

 

heteroploid

he te ro p lo id , he te ro plo id Adjektiv Biologie |heteroplo i d |abweichend (von Zellen, deren Chromosomenzahl von der einer normalen, diploiden Zelle abweicht )

 

heteropolar

he te ro po lar Adjektiv Physik, Chemie |heteropol a r |entgegengesetzt elektrisch geladen heteropolare Bindung Zusammenhalt zweier Molekülteile durch entgegengesetzte elektrische Ladung (Anziehung ) beider Teile

 

Heteroptera

He te ro p te ra , He te rop te ra Pluralwort Zoologie , die Heteropteren |Heter o ptera |die Heteroptera (Plural ) Wanzen

 

Heteropteren

He te ro p te ren , He te rop te ren Pluralwort Zoologie , die Heteroptera |Heteropt e ren |die Heteropteren (Plural ) Wanzen

 

Heterorhizie

He te ro rhi zie Substantiv, feminin Botanik , die |Heterorhiz ie |die Heterorhizie; Genitiv: der Heterorhizie Verschiedenwurzeligkeit, das Auftreten verschiedenartiger Wurzeln mit verschiedenen Funktionen an einer Pflanze

 

Heterosemie

He te ro se mie Substantiv, feminin Sprachwissenschaft , die |Heterosem ie |die Heterosemie; Genitiv: der Heterosemie, Plural: die Heterosemien abweichende, unterschiedliche Bedeutung des gleichen Wortes in verschiedenen Sprachsystemen z. B. bedeutet schnuddelig im Obersächsischen unsauber, im Berlinischen lecker

 

Heterosexualität

He te ro se xu a li tät Substantiv, feminin Medizin, Psychologie , die |Heterosexualit ä t |die Heterosexualität; Genitiv: der Heterosexualität sich auf das andere Geschlecht richtendes sexuelles Empfinden und Verhalten

 

heterosexuell

he te ro se xu ell Adjektiv Medizin, Psychologie |heterosexu e ll auch ˈheː …|in seinem sexuellen Empfinden und Verhalten zum anderen Geschlecht hinneigend Kurzform: hetero heterosexuelle Männer, Frauen | heterosexuell veranlagt sein

 

Heterosexuelle

He te ro se xu el le substantiviertes Adjektiv, feminin |Heterosexu e lle |die /eine Heterosexuelle; der /einer Heterosexuellen; die Heterosexuellen /zwei Heterosexuelle heterosexuell veranlagte weibliche Person

 

Heterosexueller

He te ro se xu el ler substantiviertes Adjektiv, maskulin |Heterosexu e ller |der Heterosexuelle /ein Heterosexueller; des /eines Heterosexuellen; die Heterosexuellen /zwei Heterosexuelle Person, die heterosexuell veranlagt ist Kurzform: Hetero

 

Heterosis

He te ro sis Substantiv, feminin Biologie , die |Heter o sis |die Heterosis; Genitiv: der Heterosis griechisch ; »Veränderung «das Auftreten einer im Vergleich zur Elterngeneration [in bestimmten Merkmalen ] leistungsstärkeren Filialgeneration

 

Heteroskedastizität

He te ro s ke das ti zi tät, He te ro ske das ti zi tät Substantiv, feminin Statistik , die die Heteroskedastizität; Genitiv: der Heteroskedastizität, Plural: die Heteroskedastizitäten griechisch signifikante Ungleichheit in der Streuung der Ergebnisse von Stichproben in Bezug auf die einer Erhebung zugrunde liegende statistische Gesamtheit

 

Heterosom

He te ro som Substantiv, Neutrum Biologie , das |Heteros o m |das Heterosom; Genitiv: des Heterosoms, Plural: die Heterosomen zu griechisch sõma = Körper Heterochromosom

 

Heterospermie

He te ro sper mie Substantiv, feminin Biologie , die |Heterosperm ie |die Heterospermie; Genitiv: der Heterospermie verschiedenartige Samenausbildung bei derselben Art z. B. bei Schnecken

 

Heterosphäre

He te ro sphä re Substantiv, feminin Meteorologie , die |Heterosph ä re |oberer Bereich der Erdatmosphäre (etwa ab 100 km Höhe )

 

heterospor

he te ro spor Adjektiv Botanik |heterosp o r |griechisch ; deutsch geschlechtlich differenzierte Sporen aufweisend

 

Heterosporie

He te ro spo rie Substantiv, feminin Botanik , die |Heterospor ie |die Heterosporie; Genitiv: der Heterosporie griechisch-neulateinisch Ausbildung von geschlechtsspezifisch unterschiedlich großen Sporen

 

Heterostereotyp

He te ro ste reo typ Substantiv, Neutrum Soziologie , das |Heterostereot y p |das Heterostereotyp; Genitiv: des Heterostereotyps, Plural: die Heterostereotype griechisch-englisch Vorstellung, Vorurteil, das Mitglieder einer Gruppe oder Gemeinschaft von anderen Gruppen besitzen

 

Heterostruktur

He te ro stru ktur Substantiv, feminin Physik , die |Heterostrukt u r |die Heterostruktur; Genitiv: der Heterostruktur, Plural: die Heterostrukturen Materialkombination aus verschiedenen chemisch verwandten Materialien mit gleicher oder ähnlicher Gitterstruktur z. B. für elektronische Bauelemente

 

Heterostylie

He te ro sty lie Substantiv, feminin Botanik , die |Heterostyl ie |die Heterostylie; Genitiv: der Heterostylie griechisch-neulateinisch das Vorkommen mehrerer Blütentypen auf verschiedenen Pflanzenindividuen derselben Art; Gegensatz Homostylie

 

Heterotaxie

He te ro ta xie Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |Heterotax ie |die Heterotaxie; Genitiv: der Heterotaxie, Plural: die Heterotaxien spiegelbildliche Verlagerung der Eingeweide im Bauch

 

Heteroteleologie

He te ro te leo lo gie Substantiv, feminin Philosophie , die Heterotelie |Heteroteleolog ie |die Heteroteleologie; Genitiv: der Heteroteleologie Unterordnung unter fremde, durch anderes bestimmte Zwecke

 

Heterotelie

He te ro te lie Substantiv, feminin Philosophie , die Heteroteleologie |Heterotel ie |die Heterotelie; Genitiv: der Heterotelie Unterordnung unter fremde, durch anderes bestimmte Zwecke

 

heterotherm

he te ro therm Adjektiv Zoologie |heteroth e rm |zu griechisch thermós = warm (von Kriechtieren ) die eigene Körpertemperatur der Temperatur der Umgebung angleichend, wechselwarm

 

heterotop

he te ro top Adjektiv Medizin |heterot o p |zu griechisch tópos = Ort, Stelle an atypischer Stelle, am falschen Ort vorkommend oder entstehend

 

Heterotopie

He te ro to pie Substantiv, feminin , die |Heterotop ie |1 a Medizin (in Bezug auf die Herzaktion ) zusätzlich oder ersatzweise außerhalb des Sinusknotens entstehende Erregungsbildung b Medizin Bildung von Gewebe oder Körperteilen an atypischer Stelle z. B. von Knorpelgewebe im Hoden 2 Philosophie (nach M. Foucault ) Ort, Zone als tatsächlich realisierte Utopie, in der alle anderen Räume innerhalb einer Kultur zugleich repräsentiert, bestritten oder umgekehrt werden

 

heterotopisch

he te ro to pisch Adjektiv |heterot o pisch |1 Geologie (von Gestein ) in verschiedenen Räumen gebildet 2 Philosophie einen Ort bildend, der die Realisierung einer Utopie darstellt 3 Medizin heterotop

 

Heterotransplantation

He te ro trans plan ta ti on Substantiv, feminin , die |Heterotransplantati o n |die Heterotransplantation; Genitiv: der Heterotransplantation, Plural: die Heterotransplantationen Heteroplastik

 

heterotrop

he te ro trop Adjektiv Biologie, Physik |heterotr o p | anisotrop

 

heterotroph

he te ro troph Adjektiv Biologie |heterotr o ph |zu griechisch trophḗ = Nahrung in der Ernährung auf Körpersubstanz oder Stoffwechselprodukte anderer Organismen angewiesen heterotrophe Pflanzen

 

Heterotrophie

He te ro tro phie Substantiv, feminin Biologie , die |Heterotroph ie |Ernährung aus organischen Stoffen bei Tieren, Menschen und nicht grünen Pflanzen

 

heterozerk

he te ro zerk Adjektiv Zoologie |heteroz e rk |ungleich ausgebildet von der Schwanzflosse bei Haien und Stören

 

Heterozetesis

He te ro ze te sis Substantiv, feminin besonders Philosophie , die |Heteroz e tesis |die Heterozetesis; Genitiv: der Heterozetesis 1 falsche Beweisführung mit beweisfremden Argumenten 2 verfängliche Frage mit verschiedenen Antwortmöglichkeiten

 

heterözisch

he te r ö zisch, he te zisch Adjektiv Biologie |heter ö zisch |einen Wirtswechsel durchführend von Parasiten

 

heterozygot

he te ro zy got Adjektiv Biologie |heterozyg o t | Zygote mischerbig; in Bezug auf ein genetisches Merkmal unterschiedliche Anlagen besitzend

 

Heterozygotie

He te ro zy go tie Substantiv, feminin Biologie , die |Heterozygot ie |die Heterozygotie; Genitiv: der Heterozygotie Mischerbigkeit, Ungleicherbigkeit einer befruchteten Eizelle oder eines Individuums; Gegensatz Homozygotie

 

heterozyklisch

he te ro zy k lisch , he te ro cy c lisch , he te ro zy klisch he te ro cy clisch Adjektiv Chemie heterocyclisch |heteroz y klisch heteroc y clisch auch …ˈtsʏk …auch …ˈtsʏk …|im Kohlenstoffring auch andere Atome enthaltend

 

French Dictionary

hétér(o)-

hétér (o )- préf. préfixe Élément du grec signifiant « autre ». : Hétérogène.

 

hétéroclite

hétéroclite adj. adjectif péjoratif Dépareillé, composé d ’éléments différents, sans unité ni harmonie. : Des livres hétéroclites. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec les mots suivants: • hétérodoxe, contraire à l ’orthodoxie; hétérogène, formé d ’éléments variés, disparates.

 

hétérodoxe

hétérodoxe adj. adjectif Contraire à l ’orthodoxie. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec les mots suivants: • hétéroclite, dépareillé; hétérogène, formé d ’éléments variés.

 

hétérogène

hétérogène adj. adjectif Formé d ’éléments variés, disparates. ANTONYME homogène . Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec les mots suivants: • hétéroclite, dépareillé; hétérodoxe, contraire à l ’orthodoxie.

 

hétérogénéité

hétérogénéité n. f. nom féminin Caractère de ce qui est hétérogène. : L ’hétérogénéité d ’une classe. ANTONYME homogénéité .

 

hétérogreffe

hétérogreffe n. f. médecine Greffe de cellules, d ’un tissu ou d ’un organe à partir d ’un donneur qui appartient à une espèce différente de celle du receveur. SYNONYME xénogreffe .

 

hétérosexualité

hétérosexualité n. f. nom féminin Sexualité de l ’hétérosexuel. ANTONYME homosexualité .

 

hétérosexuel

hétérosexuel , elle adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif Qui éprouve une affinité sexuelle pour le sexe opposé. nom masculin et féminin Personne qui éprouve une affinité sexuelle pour le sexe opposé. SYNONYME hétéro . ANTONYME homosexuel .

 

Spanish Dictionary

heter-

heter- hetero- .

 

hetera

hetera nombre femenino 1 Cortesana griega .SINÓNIMO hetaira .2 formal Prostituta :una gastada hetera de lujo que vivió como las cigarras y no guardó para la vejez .SINÓNIMO hetaira .

 

hetero-

hetero- Elemento prefijal de origen griego que entra en la formación de nombres y adjetivos con el significado de diferente ’, ‘distinto ’:heterodoxia, heteromancia, heterosexual, heteroclamídeo .También puede adoptar la forma heter- .

 

heterocerco, -ca

heterocerco, -ca adjetivo 1 zool [aleta caudal ] Que tiene los dos lóbulos de forma y estructura distintas conteniendo uno de ellos el extremo de la columna vertebral :la aleta caudal de los tiburones es heterocerca .2 adjetivo /nombre masculino zool [pez ] Que tiene este tipo de aleta caudal :las rayas son heterocercas .

 

heterocigótico, -ca

heterocigótico, -ca (también heterozigótico )adjetivo biol Del heterocigoto o relacionado con él .

 

heterocigoto, -ta

heterocigoto, -ta (también heterozigoto )adjetivo /nombre masculino 1 biol [zigoto ] Que está formado por la unión de dos células sexuales que tienen diferentes dotaciones genéticas .ANTÓNIMO homocigoto .2 biol [ser vivo ] Que procede de la unión de células sexuales con diferentes dotaciones genéticas .ANTÓNIMO homocigoto .3 biol [ser vivo ] Que tiene dos genes diferentes en el lugar de los cromosomas que determinan un mismo carácter o rasgo genético .ANTÓNIMO homocigoto .

 

heteroclamídeo, -dea

heteroclamídeo, -dea adjetivo bot [flor ] Que tiene diferenciados el cáliz y la corola .

 

heteróclito, -ta

heteróclito, -ta adjetivo 1 ling Que se aparta de las reglas ordinarias de la morfología :declinación heteróclita .2 Que destaca por lo extraño de sus características, que se sale de lo habitual :pertenecía a una huraña y heteróclita familia de ganaderos .

 

heterodonto, -ta

heterodonto, -ta adjetivo 1 zool [dentición de un animal ] Que está formada por diversos tipos de dientes adaptados especialmente a distintas funciones :los roedores tienen dentición heterodonta .2 zool [animal ] Que tiene una dentición de este tipo .

 

heterodoxia

heterodoxia nombre femenino Desacuerdo o disconformidad con los principios de una doctrina o con las normas o prácticas tradicionales, aceptadas por la mayoría como las más adecuadas en un determinado ámbito :la heterodoxia anticlerical; el partido ha dado escasas muestras de permeabilidad hacia las ideas ajenas y hacia las heterodoxias .ANTÓNIMO ortodoxia .

 

heterodoxo, -xa

heterodoxo, -xa adjetivo 1 Que está en desacuerdo con los principios de una doctrina o que no sigue las normas o prácticas tradicionales, generalizadas y aceptadas por la mayoría como las más adecuadas en un determinado ámbito :doctrinas heterodoxas; marxismo heterodoxo; misticismo heterodoxo .ANTÓNIMO ortodoxo .2 adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino [persona ] Que está en desacuerdo con los principios de una doctrina o que no sigue las normas o prácticas tradicionales, generalizadas y aceptadas por la mayoría como las más adecuadas en un determinado ámbito :era un heterodoxo del psicoanálisis; los heterodoxos se fueron yendo del partido .ANTÓNIMO ortodoxo .

 

heterogeneidad

heterogeneidad nombre femenino Cualidad de heterogéneo :heterogeneidad social .ANTÓNIMO homogeneidad .

 

heterogéneo, -nea

heterogéneo, -nea adjetivo 1 Que está formado por elementos de distinta clase o naturaleza :el público estaba compuesto por un heterogéneo tipo de personas .ANTÓNIMO homogéneo .2 Que es diferente para los diversos elementos que forman un determinado grupo o conjunto :la renta per cápita del pueblo es muy heterogénea, hay una gama muy amplia de individuos entre los que viven miserablemente y los que rondan la opulencia .ANTÓNIMO homogéneo .

 

heteroinjerto

heteroinjerto nombre masculino med Cirugía plástica en la cual se implantan o se injertan tejidos u órganos procedentes de un individuo de otra especie .SINÓNIMO heteroplastia .

 

heteromancia

heteromancia o heteromancía nombre femenino Procedimiento adivinatorio que se realiza por medio de la interpretación del vuelo de las aves .

 

heteronimia

heteronimia nombre femenino ling Fenómeno por el cual palabras de gran proximidad semántica tienen formas y etimologías diferentes :el femenino presenta en castellano heteronimia en algunos nombres de animales: ‘caballo ’, ‘yegua ’, por ejemplo .

 

heterónimo, -ma

heterónimo, -ma adjetivo /nombre masculino 1 ling [palabra ] Que tiene una gran proximidad semántica con otra pero una forma y un origen etimológico distintos: ‘toro ’ y ‘vaca son heterónimos .2 nombre masculino lit Nombre diferente al suyo con el que un autor firma su obra cuando adopta una personalidad fingida :Juan de Mairena y Abel Martín son heterónimos que adopta Antonio Machado en su madurez .

 

heteronomía

heteronomía nombre femenino filos Ausencia de autonomía de la voluntad, que se rige por un poder o una ley externos .

 

heterónomo, -ma

heterónomo, -ma adjetivo Que está sometido a un poder externo :el hombre radicalmente secularizado no admite deberes heterónomos, impuestos por alguien ajeno a la condición humana .ANTÓNIMO autónomo .

 

heteroplastia

heteroplastia nombre femenino med Cirugía plástica en la cual se implantan o se injertan tejidos u órganos procedentes de un individuo de otra especie .SINÓNIMO heteroinjerto .

 

heteróptero

heteróptero adjetivo /nombre masculino 1 zool [insecto ] Que pertenece al suborden de los heterópteros .2 heterópteros nombre masculino plural zool Suborden de insectos hemípteros con la boca de tipo picador-chupador, con las alas anteriores diferenciadas en dos partes (una rígida y otra membranosa ) y que se alimentan de jugos vegetales o sangre :los chinches pertenecen a los heterópteros .

 

heterosexual

heterosexual adjetivo 1 De la heterosexualidad o relacionado con ella .2 adjetivo /nombre común [persona ] Que siente atracción sexual por personas de sexo distinto al suyo :varón heterosexual; pareja heterosexual; el especialista afirmaba que, por supuesto, las personalidades de los homosexuales son similares a las de los heterosexuales salvo, obviamente, en lo relativo a la inclinación sexual .3 adjetivo [atracción sexual, relación sexual ] Que se da entre personas de distinto sexo :amor heterosexual; prácticas heterosexuales .

 

heterosexualidad

heterosexualidad nombre femenino 1 Atracción sexual que una persona siente hacia otra de sexo distinto al suyo .2 Práctica sexual que se da entre personas de distinto sexo .

 

heterosugestión

heterosugestión nombre femenino Sugestión en que el fenómeno inductor es exterior al sujeto sugestionado :la hipnosis es un ejemplo de heterosugestión .ANTÓNIMO autosugestión .

 

heterótrofo, -fa

heterótrofo, -fa adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino 1 [organismo ] Que es incapaz de elaborar su propia materia orgánica a partir de sustancias inorgánicas y se nutre de sustancias elaboradas por otros seres vivos :las plantas sin clorofila y todos los animales son seres heterótrofos .ANTÓNIMO autótrofo .2 adjetivo [forma de alimentación ] Que es propio de los organismos heterótrofos :la nutrición de los protozoos es heterótrofa .ANTÓNIMO autótrofo .

 

heterozigótico, -ca

heterozigótico, -ca biol heterocigótico .

 

heterozigoto, -ta

heterozigoto, -ta biol heterocigoto .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

hetero

het er o /hétəròʊ |hét (ə )rə̀ʊ /名詞 s 形容詞 ⦅くだけて ⦆heterosexual .

 

heter(o)-

het er (o )-/hétəroʊ |hét (ə )rəʊ /複合要素 ほかの ; 異なった (homo- ).

 

heterodox

het er o dox /hét (ə )rədɑ̀ks |-dɔ̀ks /形容詞 比較なし かたく 意見 考えなどが 〉異教の, 異端の, 非正統の .

 

heterogeneity

het er o ge ne i ty /hètəroʊdʒəníːəti |hèt (ə )rə (ʊ )-/名詞 U 異種 (混交 ); 不均質 .

 

heterogeneous

het er o ge ne ous /hètəroʊdʒíːniəs |hèt (ə )rə (ʊ )-/形容詞 かたく 通例 名詞 の前で 〗混成の, 異種の, 異成分で成り立つ 〈人 物など 〉(homogeneous ).ly 副詞

 

heterosexual

h tero s xual 形容詞 異性愛の (homosexual ); 通例 名詞 の前で 〗(関係が )異性間の .名詞 C 異性愛者 .ly 副詞

 

heterosexuality

h tero s xu lity 名詞 U 異性愛 .