hetero-
Language: English
Part of speech: prefix
Pronunciation: homophone: hetero (when ⟨o⟩ is not reduced to schwa)
Forms: form: heter-
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros, “other, another, different”).
Senses: examples: text: heterogamous
text: heterochromatic
text: heterogender
text: heteroglossia
glosses: Varied, heterogeneous; a set that has variety with respect to the root.
examples: text: heteroalkene
text: heteroaddition
text: heterofullerene
text: heteroaromatic
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Heterocyclic: a cyclic compound with multiple elements in its ring. The non-carbon atoms are known as heteroatoms.
examples: text: heterofunctionalization
text: heterofibril
text: heterodimeric
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A heterogeneous mixture.
examples: text: heterochrome
text: heterocladic
text: heteroexchange
text: heterocoordination
glosses: Across, spanning multiple distinct kinds of the root, different.
examples: text: heterocentric
text: heteroamorous
text: heterofemale
glosses: Straight, heterosexual.
examples: text: heteroadministered
text: heterobiography
text: heterocentric
text: heteroencapsidation
synonyms: allo-
antonyms: auto-
homo-
glosses: Other, by another.
examples: text: heterodromous
text: heterofacial
text: heterodirectional
text: heterochiral
glosses: Opposite in direction or position.
examples: text: heterogenetic
text: heterocephaly
text: heterodiegetic
glosses: Outside; Synonym of xeno-.
examples: text: heterogangliate
text: heteracanth
text: heterocercal
glosses: Asymmetric in shape.
examples: text: heterochylia
text: heterodynamic
text: heterochronic
glosses: Inconsistent, irregular, or intermittent.
examples: text: heterogamous
text: heteroclitic
glosses: Alternating.
Coordinate terms: english: sometimes synonymous; differentiated in transplantation sense, intraspecies versus interspecies
translation: sometimes synonymous; differentiated in transplantation sense, intraspecies versus interspecies
word: allo-
Derived terms: word: hetero
word: heteroatom
word: heteroauxin
word: heterocerc
word: heterochromatization
word: heteroclite
word: heterodox
word: heterodoxy
word: heterodromy
word: heterogene
word: heterogeneity
word: heterogeneous
word: heterokaryosis
word: heterophemy
word: heteropod
word: Heteropoda
word: heteropolyhedral
word: heteropter
word: heterosexual
word: heterosexuality
sense: terms derived from varied
word: heteracanth
sense: terms derived from varied
word: heterobifunctional
sense: terms derived from varied
word: heterobimetallic
sense: terms derived from varied
word: heteroblastic
sense: terms derived from varied
word: heterobrochate
sense: terms derived from varied
word: heterocellular
sense: terms derived from varied
word: heterochiral
sense: terms derived from varied
word: heterochromatic
sense: terms derived from varied
word: heterochromia
sense: terms derived from varied
word: heterochromous
sense: terms derived from varied
word: heterochronous
sense: terms derived from varied
word: heteroclitic
sense: terms derived from varied
word: heterocolonial
sense: terms derived from varied
word: heterodichogamy
sense: terms derived from varied
word: heterodisaccharide
sense: terms derived from varied
word: heterodisperse
sense: terms derived from varied
word: heterofermentation
sense: terms derived from varied
word: heterofermentative
sense: terms derived from varied
word: heterofunctional
sense: terms derived from varied
word: heterogamous
sense: terms derived from varied
word: heterogender
sense: terms derived from varied
word: heterogeneic
sense: terms derived from varied
word: heteroglossia
sense: terms derived from varied
word: heteroglot
sense: terms derived from varied
word: heteroglycoside
sense: terms derived from varied
word: heterogony
sense: terms derived from varied
word: heterogram
sense: terms derived from heterocyclic
word: heteroaddition
sense: terms derived from heterocyclic
word: heteroalkene
sense: terms derived from heterocyclic
word: heteroallene
sense: terms derived from heterocyclic
word: heteroanalogue
sense: terms derived from heterocyclic
word: heteroarene
sense: terms derived from heterocyclic
word: heteroaromatic
sense: terms derived from heterocyclic
word: heteroarotinoid
sense: terms derived from heterocyclic
word: heteroaryl
sense: terms derived from heterocyclic
word: heteroatom
sense: terms derived from heterocyclic
word: heteroatomic
sense: terms derived from heterocyclic
word: heterobonded
sense: terms derived from heterocyclic
word: heterocumulene
sense: terms derived from heterocyclic
word: heterocyclase
sense: terms derived from heterocyclic
word: heterocycle
sense: terms derived from heterocyclic
word: heterocyclic
sense: terms derived from heterocyclic
word: heterocyclical
sense: terms derived from heterocyclic
word: heterocyclisation
sense: terms derived from heterocyclic
word: heterocyclization
sense: terms derived from heterocyclic
word: heterocyclized
sense: terms derived from heterocyclic
word: heterocycloalkane
sense: terms derived from heterocyclic
word: heteroelement
sense: terms derived from heterocyclic
word: heterofullerene
sense: terms derived from mixture
word: heteroactivation
sense: terms derived from mixture
word: heteroagglomerate
sense: terms derived from mixture
word: heteroagglomeration
sense: terms derived from mixture
word: heteroaggregate
sense: terms derived from mixture
word: heteroalkyl
sense: terms derived from mixture
word: heteroassociate
sense: terms derived from mixture
word: heteroassociation
sense: terms derived from mixture
word: heteroassociative
sense: terms derived from mixture
word: heteroassociativity
sense: terms derived from mixture
word: heterocatenation
sense: terms derived from mixture
word: heterochaperone
sense: terms derived from mixture
word: heterocomplex
sense: terms derived from mixture
word: heteroconjugation
sense: terms derived from mixture
word: heterocrystalline
sense: terms derived from mixture
word: heterodecamer
sense: terms derived from mixture
word: heterodifunctionalized
sense: terms derived from mixture
word: heterodimer
sense: terms derived from mixture
word: heterodimeric
sense: terms derived from mixture
word: heterodinucleotide
sense: terms derived from mixture
word: heterodisubstituted
sense: terms derived from mixture
word: heterodisulfide
sense: terms derived from mixture
word: heterododecamer
sense: terms derived from mixture
word: heterofibril
sense: terms derived from mixture
word: heterofilament
sense: terms derived from mixture
word: heterofunctionalization
sense: terms derived from across
word: heteroaddition
sense: terms derived from across
word: heteroantagonism
sense: terms derived from across
word: heterobinuclear
sense: terms derived from across
word: heterobiotic
sense: terms derived from across
word: heterochiasmy
sense: terms derived from across
word: heterochrome
sense: terms derived from across
word: heterocladic
sense: terms derived from across
word: heterocoordination
sense: terms derived from across
word: heterodiasporic
sense: terms derived from across
word: heterodimensional
sense: terms derived from across
word: heterodyne
sense: terms derived from across
word: heteroepitaxy
sense: terms derived from across
word: heteroexchange
sense: terms derived from across
word: heterogamete
sense: terms derived from across
word: heterogamy
sense: terms derived from across
word: heterogeneric
sense: terms derived from across
word: heterogenous
sense: terms derived from across
word: heteroglot
sense: terms derived from straight
word: cisheteronormative
sense: terms derived from straight
word: cisheteropatriarchy
sense: terms derived from straight
word: heteroamorous
sense: terms derived from straight
word: heterocentric
sense: terms derived from straight
word: heterocentrism
sense: terms derived from straight
word: heterocracy
sense: terms derived from straight
word: heterodominant
sense: terms derived from straight
word: heteroerotic
sense: terms derived from straight
word: heteroerotica
sense: terms derived from straight
word: hetero-fascism
sense: terms derived from straight
word: heterofascist
sense: terms derived from straight
word: heterofemale
sense: terms derived from straight
word: heteroflexible
sense: terms derived from straight
word: heterogenital
sense: terms derived from straight
word: heterogenitality
sense: terms derived from other
word: heteroadministered
sense: terms derived from other
word: heteroamnesis
sense: terms derived from other
word: heterobiography
sense: terms derived from other
word: heterocentric
sense: terms derived from other
word: heterocytotropic
sense: terms derived from other
word: heterodisomy
sense: terms derived from other
word: heteroencapsidation
sense: terms derived from other
word: heterofertilization
sense: terms derived from other
word: heteroglot
sense: terms derived from other
word: heterogram
sense: terms derived from opposite
word: heterochiral
sense: terms derived from opposite
word: heterocoagulation
sense: terms derived from opposite
word: heterodirectional
sense: terms derived from opposite
word: heterodromous
sense: terms derived from opposite
word: heterofacial
sense: terms derived from outside
word: heterocephalous
sense: terms derived from outside
word: heterocephaly
sense: terms derived from outside
word: heterodiegetic
sense: terms derived from outside
word: heterogenetic
sense: terms derived from outside
word: heterograft
sense: terms derived from asymmetric
word: heteracanth
sense: terms derived from asymmetric
word: heterocercal
sense: terms derived from asymmetric
word: heterogangliate
sense: terms derived from inconsistent
word: heterochronic
sense: terms derived from inconsistent
word: heterochylia
sense: terms derived from inconsistent
word: heterodynamic
sense: terms derived from alternating
word: heteroclitic
sense: terms derived from alternating
word: heterogamous
Related terms: sense: similar
word: homeo-