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heterogenous

het·er·og·e·nous
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [het-uh-roj-uh-nuh s]
    • /ˌhɛt əˈrɒdʒ ə nəs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [het-uh-roj-uh-nuh s]
    • /ˌhɛt əˈrɒdʒ ə nəs/

Definitions of heterogenous word

  • adjective heterogenous having its source or origin outside the organism; having a foreign origin. 1
  • noun heterogenous Originating outside the organism. 1
  • noun Technical meaning of heterogenous (spelling)   It's spelled heterogeneous. 1
  • adjective heterogenous not originating within the body; of foreign origin 0
  • adjective heterogenous of different origin; not from the same source, individual, or species 0
  • adjective heterogenous (genetics) derived from a different individual or species. 0
See all 7 definitions of heterogenous

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Origin of heterogenous

First appearance:

before 1685
One of the 48% oldest English words
First recorded in 1685-95; hetero- + -genous

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Parts of speech for Heterogenous

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Heterogenous

heterogenous popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Antonyms for heterogenous

adjective heterogenous

  • homogeneous — composed of parts or elements that are all of the same kind; not heterogeneous: a homogeneous population.
Just one Antonym for heterogenous

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Related words

  • homogenous

    Biology. corresponding in structure because of a common origin.

  • motley

    exhibiting great diversity of elements: a motley crowd. Synonyms: heterogenous, varied, diverse, mixed, assorted, sundry; incongruous, disparate, diversified, dissimilar, divergent. Antonyms: homogeneous, uniform, identical; similar, like.
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