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 heterophenomenology phenomenology of the other heterophile Able to react immunologically with material from another species. heterophilia Ability to react immunologically with material from another species. heterophilic Having an affinity for antigens or antibodies other than the one for which it is specific. heterophilically In a heterophilic manner heterophilous Exhibiting heterophily. heterophily Tendency of individuals to collect in diverse groups. heterophobe Someone who exhibits heterophobia. heterophobia The fear or resentment of what is different. heterophobic Relating to, or exhibiting, heterophobia. heterophobism Synonym of heterophobia (“the fear or resentment of heterosexuals or heterosexuality”) heterophone A word with multiple pronunciations. heterophonic Exhibiting, or pertaining to, heterophony. heterophonous Heterophonic, pertaining to heterophony of musical (or, by extension, other) sounds. heterophony The simultaneous performance by a number of singers or musicians of two or more versions of the same melody. heterophoria Latent strabismus, which occurs only during dissociation of the left eye and right eye, whereby fusion of the eyes is absent heterophoric Relating to heterophoria heterophyadic Having fertile stems of different form from the barren stems, as in some species of Equisetum. heterophyid Any trematode flatworm in the family Heterophyidae. heterophyletic Having two or more different lines of descent heterophylline A pyrrolizidine alkaloid found in Parsonsia heterophylla. heterophyllous Having leaves of different types upon the same plant heterophylly Marked changes in leaf morphology induced by environmental conditions; the ability to display such changes. heterophyly The tendency of different types of individuals to form relationships. heterophyte Any plant that obtains its nourishment from other (living or dead) plants; includes parasites and saprophytes heterophytic Being or relating to a heterophyte. heterophytous Synonym of heterophytic heteropiid Any calcareous sponge of the family Heteropiidae heteroplasia The presence of a tissue or organ in an abnormal place heteroplasm Tissue growing in a part of the body where it does not normally occur. heteroplasmatic Relating to heteroplasmy heteroplasmic Of or pertaining to heteroplasmy heteroplasmically In a heteroplasmic mnner heteroplasmicity The condition of being heteroplasmic heteroplasmid A heteroplasmic plasmid heteroplasmon cytohet heteroplasmy the presence of multiple kinds of mitochondrial or plastid DNA within a single cell or individual heteroplastic Of, or relating to heteroplasm heteroplastide An organism composed of different types of tissue (as most animals and plants) heteroplasty The grafting of tissue between different individuals of the same or different species heteroplate A sheet of culture medium designed to allow the formation (and subsequent counting) of heterotrophic bacterial colonies, especially as a means of evaluating drinking water heteroploid Having a chromosome number that is neither the haploid nor the diploid number normal in the species. heteroploidy The state of being heteroploid. heteropneustid Any catfish in the family Heteropneustidae. heteropod Any member of the Heteropoda (any sense). heteropodous Of or pertaining to the Heteropoda (any of the zoological subdivisions). heteropody Having limbs of different length on each side of the body. heteropoietic Relating to heteropoiesis. heteropolar Of an electric generator that produces alternating current heteropolarity The condition of being heteropolar heteropolyanion An anion derived from a heteropoly acid heteropolymer Synonym of copolymer. heteropolymeric Of or pertaining to a heteropolymer heteropolymerization The production of a heteropolymer. heteropolymerize To form a heteropolymer heteropolymetalate A chemical compound composed of one metal, oxide, and one or more main group oxyanions. heteropolymolybdate Any heteropolyanion formed from molybdate complexes heteropolyoxometalate A heteropolymetalate. heteropolyoxometallate A heteropolymetalate. heteropolysaccharide any polysaccharide formed from two or more different kinds of monosaccharide heteropolytungstate Any heteropolyanion formed from tungstate complexes heteropopulation A population of both male and female organisms heteroporn Pornography depicting heterosexual sex. heteropraxy Especially in ritual and religious practice, practices which deviate significantly from what is standard, typical, or prescribed. heteroprejudice Prejudice against heterosexual people. heteroprotein Composed of two or more different proteins heteropter Any of the insect suborder Heteroptera. heteropteran Any of very many insects of the suborder Heteroptera heteropterology Study of heteropterans. heteropterous Belonging or relating to the Heteroptera. heteroptics hallucination; the vision of something that is not real. heteropycnosis The differential coiling and staining of parts of a chromosome heteropycnotic Relating to heteropycnosis heteropygous Having a cephalon and pygidium of different sizes. heteroqueer Heterosexual and queer (e.g. due to transness). heteroqueerness The state of being heteroqueer. heteroquestionnaire A questionnaire concerning a person's heterosexuality. heteroradical Either of a pair of homonyms that have different roots heteroreceptor A receptor regulating the synthesis and/or release of mediators other than its own ligand. heteroresistance The effect of the presence of one type of bacterium on resistance of another to a specific antibiotic heteroresistant Of, pertaining to or producing heteroresistance heterorganic Of consonants: having a different place of articulation. heterorhabdic Having rhabds of different lengths heterorhabditid Any nematode of the family Heterorhabditidae heterorhizal Having roots or similar organs proceeding from any indeterminate portion of a spore in germination, or rooting from no fixed point. heterorhythmic Of different rhythms. heteroring A heterocyclic ring, especially in a compound that also contains one or more benzene ring heteroromantic Romantically attracted to those of the opposite gender. heteroromanticism The state of being heteroromantic, i.e. romantically attracted to the opposite gender. heterosaccharide Any saccharide composed of more than one simple sugar heteroscedastic Exhibiting heteroscedasticity heteroscedasticity The property of a series of random variables in having differing variances of residuals, instead of a uniform variance. heteroscian A person or object that is located in the temperate zones (i.e., between the polar regions and the tropics), whose shadow thus does not change its north-south direction over the course of the year. heterosegmental Relating to a different segment (of the spinal cord) heterosegmentally In a heterosegmental manner heterosex Heterosexual sex. heterosexism The assumption made when relating to others that everyone is heterosexual. heterosexist A homophobic heterosexual person. heterosexistly In a heterosexist way heterosexual Sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex. heterosexualism Discrimination against non-heterosexual people on the basis of their sexual orientation. heterosexualist In favour of heterosexual relations. heterosexuality The state of being sexually and romantically attracted primarily or exclusively to persons of the opposite sex. heterosexualization The act or process of heterosexualizing. heterosexualize To render heterosexual. heterosexually In a heterosexual way. heterosexualness The quality of being heterosexual. heteroside A glycoside containing two different carbohydrate moieties heterosis The tendency of cross-breeding to produce an animal or plant with a greater hardiness than its parents; hybrid vigour. heterosite An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing iron, oxygen, and phosphorus. heteroskedastically In a heteroskedastic manner heteroslop Synonym of hetslop. heterosociability Heterosociality. heterosocial Pertaining to heterosociality, to social interaction with the opposite sex. heterosociality Social interaction between men and women. heterosocially In a heterosocial way. heterosomal Relating to a heterosome heterosomatous Belonging to the Heterosomata. heterosome sex chromosome heterosomic Of or pertaining to the heterosomes heterospecies Related to two separate species (in any sense) heterospecific Of or belonging to a different species. heterospecifically By means of a heterospecific heterospecificity The condition of being heterospecific heterospermic Containing a mixture of semen from two or more male animals heterospermous Relating to heterospermy heterospermy dimorphism in sperm cells heterosphere The upper part of the atmosphere, above about 60 miles or 100 km, in which there is great variation in its composition. heterospheroid A spheroidal cluster of two types of cell heterospiline Relating to moths of the genus Heterospila heterospirocyclic Both heterocyclic and spirocyclic heterosporous Producing both male and female gametophytes. heterospory The production of spores of two different sizes and sexes by the sporophytes of land plants. heterosquare An n-by-n arrangement of n² numbers such that the numbers in each row, in each column and along both diagonals all have different sums. heterostable That do no undergo heterocoagulation heterostacking heterogenic stacking heterostasis A stable (if dynamic) distribution of states, behaviours etc. heterostatic Of or pertaining to heterostasis heterosteginid Any foraminifer of the genus Heterostegina heterosteric Not sterically equivalent heterostracan Any of the subclass Heterostraci of extinct jawless vertebrates that lived primarily in marine and estuary environments. heterostrophic Exhibiting heterostrophy. heterostrophy Twisting in a different direction. heterostructural Of or pertaining to a heterostructure heterostructure Any structure made from a heterojunction. heterostructured Composed of a heterostructure heterostructuring The formation of heterostructures heterostyled heterostylous heterostylism heterostyly heterostylous Exhibiting heterostyly.