Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z heteroblastic Developing from more than a single type of tissue. heteroblastically In a heteroblastic manner. heteroblasty The state of being heteroblastic heterobonded bonded via a heteroatom heterobranch Any snail or slug of the subclass Heterobranchia heterobranchian Relating to heterobranchs heterobrochate Having lumina of different sizes heterocarpic heterocarpous heterocarpism Synonym of heterocarpy. heterocarpous Exhibiting heterocarpy heterocarpy The production of multiple kinds of fruit on the same plant. heterocatalysis heterogeneous catalysis heterocatalytic Relating to heterocatalysis heterocatenation The catenation of two or more different elements or groups heterocellular Composed of different types of cells. heterocellularly In a heterocellular manner heterocentric Having different or multiple centres. heterocentricity The state or quality of being heterocentric. heterocentrism heterosexism; a focus on heterosexual issues heterocentrist Exhibiting heterocentrism heterocephalous Bearing two kinds of head or capitula; said of certain composite plants. heterocephalus A deformed baby born with two heads of unequal size. heterocephaly The appointment of the governing body by an outside authority. heterocerc Any fish having a tail with unequal lobes. heterocercal Of a fish's tail, such that the vertebral column bends and extends upwards into the upper lobe of the tail, making it larger than the lower lobe; as in sharks, rays, and skates. heterocercality The quality of being heterocercal. heterocercy heterocercality heterocerid Any beetle in the family Heteroceridae. heterochain Used attributively to describe polymers in which the main chain consists of atoms of more than one element heterochaperone A heterodimer formed from two chaperones heterochelous Having chelae of different shapes or sizes heterochiasmic Relating to heterochiasmy heterochiasmy The differential recombination rates between the sexes of a species heterochiral reversed (as a mirror image), but otherwise identical heterochirality The condition of being heterochiral. heterochlamydeous Having a perianth in which the calyx and corolla are differentiated, usually by colour or texture. heterochromatic Having more than one colour; relating to heterochromia. heterochromatically In a heterochromatic manner heterochromatin Heterochromatic tightly coiled chromosome material; believed to be genetically inactive heterochromatinic Of or pertaining to heterochromatin heterochromatinised Modified by heterochromatinisation heterochromatinization The conversion of euchromatin into heterochromatin during the inactivation of the X chromosomes in the embryogenesis of mammalian females heterochromatinize To undergo heterochromatinization heterochromatinizing Causing heterochromatinization heterochromation The formation of a complex with heterochromatin heterochromatism The quality of being heterochromatic. heterochromatization The conversion (of euchromatin) to heterochromatin heterochromatize To cause or to undergo heterochromatization. heterochromatized Modified by heterochromatization heterochrome Of different colors. heterochromia An anatomical condition in which multiple pigmentations or colorings occur in the eyes, skin or hair. heterochromic Relating to, or characterised by, heterochromia. heterochromophoric Exhibiting multiple different chromophores. heterochromosomal Relating to heterochromosomes heterochromosome A sex chromosome heterochromous Having the central florets of a flower head of a different colour from those of the circumference. heterochronial Relating to heterochrony heterochronic Occurring at different times or intermittently. heterochronically In a heterochronic manner heterochronicity The quality of being heterochronic. heterochronism heterochrony heterochronistic Relating to heterochrony. heterochronous formed at different periods heterochronously In a heterochronous manner heterochrony the variation in ontogeny of individuals of a species that gives rise to evolution heterochthonic Not indigenous; foreign. heterochthonous Not indigenous; foreign. heterochylia The irregular production (both overproduction and underproduction) of gastric juices in any part of the digestive tract. heterocladic Relating to branches of different arteries heteroclinic Describing a path between two points of equilibrium heteroclisis The presence of two or more classes of inflection in the inflectional paradigm of a noun, verb, etc heteroclite Irregularly declined or inflected. heteroclitic Irregular in inflection. heteroclitical Anomalous, heteroclite. heterocliticity The quality of being heteroclitic. heterocliticon In Indo-European linguistics, a term which is heteroclitic, i.e. which has different stem forms depending on grammatical case. heteroclitous heteroclitic heteroclonal Relating to or composed of different clones of the same organism. heteroclonality The condition of being heteroclonal heterocluster A cluster of two or more different materials (typically nanoparticles) heterocoagulation The coagulation/flocculation of particles in a suspension that bear opposite electric charge. heterococcolith A radial coccolith produced by a heterococcolithophore heterococcolithophore A heteromorphic (diploid) coccolithophore heterocodeine A particular narcotic. heterocoelous Relating to, or characteristic of syconoid sponges of the taxonomic group Heterocoela. heterocoely The condition of being heterocoelous heterocolonial Relating to a colony of two or more different species. heterocolpate Having both simple and compound colpi. heterocolporate Having different types of compound colpi. heterocomplex A complex of many similar biological compounds heterocomplexation The formation of a heterocomplex heteroconjugation heteroassociation (between a base and the conjugate acid of a different base through a hydrogen bond) heterocoordination coordination between different metal atoms heterocoral A coral from the extinct Paleozoic order Heterocorallia. heterocoralloid Relating to, inhabiting or forming different types of coral heterocosm A separate or alternative world. heterocosmic Of or relating to a heterocosm. heterocracy A polycentric government heterocratic Relating to a heterocracy heterocrine Both endocrine and exocrine heterocrosslink Any crosslink that has a different mode of attachment at either end heterocrystalline Relating to or composed of two or more different crystals. heterocumulene Any compound formally derived from a cumulene by replacing one or more carbon atoms of the cumulative bond system by another atom e.g. O=C=C=C=O heterocyclase Any enzyme that catalyses the formation of a heterocycle heterocycle A heterocyclic compound or ring. heterocyclic Having atoms of two or more different elements in at least one of its rings. heterocyclical Synonym of heterocyclic. heterocyclically In a heterocyclic fashion. heterocyclization Any cyclization reaction that yields a heterocycle heterocyclized Formed into a heterocyclic ring heterocycloalkane Any saturated heterocycle formally derived from a cycloalkane by replacing one or more carbon atoms with a heteroatom heterocyclyl any univalent radical derived from a heterocycle be removal of an atom of hydrogen from any ring atom heterocyst A specialized nitrogen-fixing cell formed by some filamentous cyanobacteria. heterocystous Having heterocysts. heterocytotropic Affecting cells of a species other than that in which it originated. heterocytous Relating to heterocytes heterodactyl heterodactylous heterodactylism The property of being heterodactylous. heterodactylous Having the first and second toes turned backward heterodactyly Synonym of heterodactylism. heterodecamer A decamer formed from two or more different monomers heterodecameric Relating to a heterodecamer heteroderid Any nematode in the family Heteroderidae. heterodetic Describing a cyclic peptide having at least one link between amino acids that is other than eupeptide (isopeptide, disulfide, ester etc.) heterodiasporic In which the seeds and fruit are dispersed separately heterodichogamous Relating to, or exhibiting heterodichogamy heterodichogamy The presence of two structures that exhibit male and female characteristics at different times (within the same flower) heterodiegetic Of or relating to a narrator that does not take part in the plot. heterodifunctionalized Modified by the addition of two different functional groups heterodimensional Occupying different dimensions heterodimer A dimer, especially a biologically active one, derived from two or more different monomers. heterodimeric produced from two similar but different monomers heterodimerization The formation of a heterodimer. heterodimerize To form a dimer from two different monomers. heterodinuclear Synonym of heterobinuclear. heterodinucleotide A dinucleotide composed of two different nucleotides heterodiploid Having two different strands heterodirectional That moves or operates in the opposite direction as another heterodisaccharide Any disaccharide composed of two different monosaccharides heterodisomic Relating to heterodisomy. heterodisomy The inheritance of a pair of non-identical chromosomes from one parent heterodisperse Describing a colloid in which the particles are of different sizes. heterodispersity The quality of being heterodisperse. heterodistyly Heterostyly involving two different kinds of style (such as long and short). heterodisubstituted Having two different substituents heterodisulfide A disulfide formed from the reaction of two different moieties. heteroditopic Having both cation- and anion-binding sites heterododecamer A dodecamer, especially a biologically active one, derived from two or more different (but similar) monomers heterododecameric Relating to a heterododecamer heterodomain A heteromeric domain