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Meanings of Heterochromatic:

adjective

Of several different colours or (in physics) wavelengths.

Meanings of Heterochromatin:

noun

Chromosome material of different density from normal (usually greater), in which the activity of the genes is modified or suppressed.

Usage examples:

The organization of dna into euchromatin and heterochromatin is implicated in gene silencing.

Meanings of Heterochromia:

noun

A condition in which the eyes are different colours

Usage examples:

The actor has heterochromia: her left eye is blue and her right eye is green., heterochromia can be…

Meanings of Heteroclite:

adjective

Abnormal or irregular.

Usage examples:

The book suffers from the heteroclite and ill-fitting nature of its various elements

noun

An abnormal thing or person.

Usage examples:

The most monomaniacal and extreme of berlin dadaists, johannes baader is to dada what byron is to r…

Meanings of Heterocyclic:

adjective

Denoting a compound whose molecule contains a ring of atoms of at least two elements (one of which is generally carbon).

Usage examples:

The majority of photosensitive molecules have a heterocyclic ring structure similar to that of chlo…

Meanings of Heterodox:

adjective

Not conforming with accepted or orthodox standards or beliefs.

Usage examples:

Heterodox views

Meanings of Heterodoxies:

noun

Deviation from accepted or orthodox standards or beliefs.

Usage examples:

His work was marked by elements of theological heterodoxy

Meanings of Heterodoxy:

noun

Deviation from accepted or orthodox standards or beliefs.

Usage examples:

His work was marked by elements of theological heterodoxy

Meanings of Heterodyne:

adjective

Relating to the production of a lower frequency from the combination of two almost equal high frequencies, as used in radio transmission.

Usage examples:

A heterodyne interferometer

verb

Combine (a high-frequency signal) with another to produce a lower frequency.

Usage examples:

Heterodyning converts incoming reference and test signals to 45 mhz

Meanings of Heterodyned:

verb

Combine (a high-frequency signal) with another to produce a lower frequency.

Usage examples:

Heterodyning converts incoming reference and test signals to 45 mhz

adjective

Relating to the production of a lower frequency from the combination of two almost equal high frequencies, as used in radio transmission.

Usage examples:

A heterodyne interferometer

Meanings of Heterodyning:

verb

Combine (a high-frequency signal) with another to produce a lower frequency.

Usage examples:

Heterodyning converts incoming reference and test signals to 45 mhz

adjective

Relating to the production of a lower frequency from the combination of two almost equal high frequencies, as used in radio transmission.

Usage examples:

A heterodyne interferometer

Meanings of Heteroerotic:

adjective

Relating to hybrid vigour (heterosis).

Usage examples:

These two strains are quite divergent for various qualitative and quantitative traits and produce h…

Meanings of Heterogametic:

adjective

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.

Usage examples:

However, the sex chromosomes of birds contain a complement of genes different from those on the mam…

Meanings of Heterogamy:

noun

Marriage between people from different sociological or educational backgrounds.

Usage examples:

An examination of the relative social positions of spouses shows that heterogamy, the marriage of p…

Meanings of Heterogeneity:

noun

The quality or state of being diverse in character or content.

Usage examples:

The genetic heterogeneity of human populations

Meanings of Heterogeneous:

adjective

Diverse in character or content.

Usage examples:

A large and heterogeneous collection

Meanings of Heterograft:

noun

Another term for xenograft.

Meanings of Heterokontae:

noun

Originally: a member of the class heterokontae (now usually called xanthophyceae), containing yellow-green algae whose motile cells or zoospores have two dissimilar flagella (now rare). in later use: a member of the (proposed) phylum heterokonta, a much broader group of single-celled and multicellular eukaryotes also including brown algae, diatoms, oomycetes, and other algal or fungus-like organisms, whose motile cells or zoospores typically have two dissimilar flagella, one with lateral filaments and the other smooth and shorter (or sometimes absent).

adjective

Of or relating to heterokonts.

Meanings of Heterokontan:

noun

Originally: a member of the class heterokontae (now usually called xanthophyceae), containing yellow-green algae whose motile cells or zoospores have two dissimilar flagella (now rare). in later use: a member of the (proposed) phylum heterokonta, a much broader group of single-celled and multicellular eukaryotes also including brown algae, diatoms, oomycetes, and other algal or fungus-like organisms, whose motile cells or zoospores typically have two dissimilar flagella, one with lateral filaments and the other smooth and shorter (or sometimes absent).

adjective

Of or relating to heterokonts.

Meanings of Heterologous:

adjective

Having a different relation, relative position, or structure; not homologous.

Usage examples:

Heterologous antiserum

Meanings of Heteromerous:

adjective

Having or composed of parts that differ in number or position.

Usage examples:

Diagnostic characters for adults include emarginate eyes, definite epistomal margin, heteromerous t…

Meanings of Heteromorphic:

adjective

Occurring in two or more different forms, especially at different stages in the life cycle.

Usage examples:

Silene latifolia is a dioecious plant with heteromorphic sex chromosomes.

Meanings of Heteromorphism:

noun

The quality or condition of existing in various forms.

Usage examples:

Chromosomal heteromorphism

Meanings of Heteromorphous:

adjective

Occurring in two or more different forms, especially at different stages in the life cycle.

Usage examples:

Silene latifolia is a dioecious plant with heteromorphic sex chromosomes.

Meanings of Heteronomous:

adjective

Subject to a law or standard external to itself.

Usage examples:

Conversely the more heteronomous they are in their literary practices, the more inclined they are t…