Consisting of parts or members that are very different from one another.
hetero+gene+ous
Shared component: hetero · different
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hetero
different
Related forms: hetero · 15 words in this dictionary
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Shared components, not spelling prefixesOccurring in an abnormal place or position within the body.
hetero+top+ic
Shared component: hetero · different
Consisting of parts or things that are very different from each other; varied in composition or character.
hetero+gen+ous
Shared component: hetero · different
sexually or romantically attracted to people of the opposite sex.
hetero+sex+ual
Shared component: hetero · different
a cell or organism that has two different alleles of a particular gene, one from each parent.
hetero+zygote
Shared component: hetero · different
Having two different alleles of a particular gene or genes.
hetero+zyg+ous
Shared component: hetero · different
The quality or state of being diverse in character or content; consisting of dissimilar or diverse elements.
hetero+gene+ity
Shared component: hetero · different
Requiring organic compounds of carbon and nitrogen for nourishment; not capable of synthesizing its own food.
hetero+troph+ic
Shared component: hetero · different
(In narratology) designating a narrator who exists outside the story world and is not a character within it.
hetero+diegetic
Shared component: hetero · different
An interface between two different semiconductor materials, with different band gaps, which is crucial in the design of modern electronic and optoelectronic devices.
hetero+junction
Shared component: hetero · different
The condition of having two different alleles of a particular gene or genes.
hetero+zyg+osity
Shared component: hetero · different
Sexual or romantic attraction to people of the opposite sex.
hetero+sex+uality
Shared component: hetero · different
heteroExtended relation
A heterosexual person.
hetero
Extended relation: hetero · different
heterocyclicExtended relation
Describing a compound whose molecule contains a ring of atoms of at least two different elements.
hetero+cyclic
Extended relation: hetero · different
heteronomousExtended relation
Subject to external laws, rules, or authority; not self-governing.
hetero+nom+ous
Extended relation: hetero · different