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heterologous

het·er·ol·o·gous
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [het-uh-rol-uh-guh s]
    • /ˌhɛt əˈrɒl ə gəs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [het-uh-rol-uh-guh s]
    • /ˌhɛt əˈrɒl ə gəs/

Definitions of heterologous word

  • adjective heterologous Biology. of different origin; pertaining to heterology. 1
  • adjective heterologous Medicine/Medical, Pathology. consisting of dissimilar tissue, as that of another species or that of a tumor. 1
  • adjective heterologous Immunology. pertaining to an antigen that elicits a reaction in a nonspecific antibody. 1
  • noun heterologous Not homologous. 1
  • adjective heterologous of, relating to, or designating cells or tissues not normally present in a particular part of the body 0
  • adjective heterologous (esp of parts of an organism or of different organisms) differing in structure or origin 0
See all 11 definitions of heterologous

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Origin of heterologous

First appearance:

before 1815
One of the 39% newest English words
1815-25; hetero- + -logous (see -logy, -ous)

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Parts of speech for Heterologous

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
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determiner
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Full grammatical hierarchy of Heterologous

heterologous popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

heterologous usage trend in Literature

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Antonyms for heterologous

adjective heterologous

  • homologous — having the same or a similar relation; corresponding, as in relative position or structure.
  • autologous — (of a tissue graft, blood transfusion, etc) originating from the recipient rather than from a donor
All 2 Antonyms of heterologous

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