English Explanatory Dictionary

hetero-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. Varied, heterogeneous; a set that has variety with respect to the root.
  2. Heterocyclic: a cyclic compound with multiple elements in its ring. The non-carbon atoms are known as heteroatoms.
  3. A heterogeneous mixture.
  4. Across, spanning multiple distinct kinds of the root, different.
  5. Straight, heterosexual.
  6. Other, by another.
  7. Opposite in direction or position.
  8. Outside; Synonym of xeno-.
  9. Asymmetric in shape.
  10. Inconsistent, irregular, or intermittent.
  11. Alternating.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

hetero- heter-

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros)lbor. English hetero- Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros, “other, another, different”).

Synonyms

allo-

Antonyms

homo- iso- equi- auto- self- ortho- syn-

Related words

homeo-

Derived words

heteracanth heterobifunctional heterobimetallic heteroblastic heterobrochate heterocellular heterochiral heterochromatic heterochromia heterochromous heterochronous heteroclitic heterocolonial heterodichogamy heterodisaccharide heterodisperse heterofermentation heterofermentative heterofunctional heterogamous heterogender heterogeneic heteroglossia heteroglot heteroglycoside heterogony heterogram heteroaddition heteroalkene heteroallene heteroanalogue heteroarene heteroaromatic heteroarotinoid heteroaryl heteroatom heteroatomic heterobonded heterocumulene heterocyclase heterocycle heterocyclic heterocyclical heterocyclisation heterocyclization heterocyclized heterocycloalkane heteroelement heterofullerene heteroactivation heteroagglomerate heteroagglomeration heteroaggregate heteroalkyl heteroassociate heteroassociation heteroassociative heteroassociativity heterocatenation heterochaperone

Translations

Catalan: hetero- Dutch: hetero- Finnish: hetero- French: hétéro- Galician: hetero- Georgian: ჰეტერო- German: hetero- Greek: ετερο- Indonesian: hetero- Irish: heitri- Italian: etero- Polish: hetero- Portuguese: hetero- Romanian: hetero- Russian: гетеро- Scottish Gaelic: iol- Spanish: hetero- Swedish: hetero-
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