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 heterostyly The condition of having unequal styles heterosubspecific Relating to different subspecies heterosubspecificity The condition of being heterosubspecific heterosubstituted substituted with a group containing a heteroatom. heterosubstrate A heterogeneous substrate heterosubtype A subtype (serotype) of a virus other than the one responsible for the primary infection heterosubtypic Relating to a subtype (serotype) of a virus other than the one responsible for the primary infection heterosubtypical Relating to heterosubtypes or to different subtypes heterosuggestion suggestion from outside heterosulfide Synonym of heterodisulfide. heterosupramolecular Consisting of many molecules, not all of the same substance heterosupremacy straight supremacy. heterosyllabic Not occurring in the same syllable. heterosyllabically In different syllables. heterosynaptic Involving different synapses (or groups of synapses); relating to heterosynapsis. heterosynaptically In a heterosynaptic manner heterosynkaryon A cell nucleus formed by the fusion of two different nuclei (such as in an egg and a sperm cell) heterosynthesis The synthesis of components of an egg by one of the parents heterosynthetic Relating to, or produced by heterosynthesis heterosystem A heterogeneous system heterotachous Relating to heterotachy heterotachy variability in the rate of genetic evolution over time heterotactic Of or pertaining to heterotaxis heterotacticity The condition of being heterotactic heterotardigrade Any tardigrade or similar animal of the class Heterotardigrada heterotaxia Heterotaxis. heterotaxic Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting heterotaxis. heterotaxis An abnormal structural arrangement. heterotaxy Heterotaxis. heterotelechelic Describing a telechelic heteropolymer heterotelic Having its meaning or existential purpose outside of itself heterotelomeric Having different telomeres at each end of a chromosome heteroternary Composed of three different things heterotetracyclic Constisting of four interconnected rings with at least one of them containing a heteroatom. heterotetramer A tetramer, especially a biologically active one, derived from two or more different (but often similar) monomers heterotetrameric Of or pertaining to a heterotetramer heterotetramerization The formation of a heterotetramer heterotetramerize To form, or be formed, into a heterotetramer heterotetrametric Relating to heterotetramers heterotetraploid tetraploid but whose strands are not all the same heterotext A text that is heterogeneous, for example in being composed of several different languages. and visual vs textual heterothallic Producing male and female reproductive structures in different plants heterothallically In a heterothallic manner heterothallism The condition of being heterothallic heterothally heterothallism heterotherapy vaccination with foreign proteins heterotherm Any heterothermic organism. heterothermia heterothermy heterothermic Relating to, or exhibiting, heterothermy. heterothermy The possession of characteristics of both poikilothermy and homeothermy. heterothetic Not ending with a final raceme. heterotic Of or pertaining to heterosis. heterotically In a heterotic manner. heterotolerance Subsequent unresponsiveness to a different agonist heterotolerant That displays heterotolerance heterotomous Having a cleavage different from the common variety. heterotonic Of different tones. heterotopia Normal tissue (or an organ) present at an abnormal part of the body heterotopic Occurring in an abnormal anatomical location. heterotopically In a heterotopic manner. heterotopicity The property of being heterotopic. heterotopism heterotopy heterotopological Relating to heterotopology. heterotopology The Foucauldian study of heterotopias. heterotopous Exhibiting heterotopy. heterotopy A deviation from the natural position; abnormal placement. heterotoxin A toxin from an external source heterotransistor Synonym of heterojunction. heterotransmission transmission (of a virus etc) between species heterotransplant Synonym of heterograft. heterotransplantability The quality of being heterotransplantable. heterotransplantable Capable of being transplanted from an individual to another of a different species heterotransplantation Synonym of xenotransplantation heterotransplanted transplanted by means of heterotransplantation heterotrichous Having a thallus that is partly prostrate and partly upright heterotricycle Any tricyclic heterocycle heterotricyclic Of or pertaining to a heterotricycle heterotrimer A trimer, especially a biologically active one, derived from two or more different (but similar) monomers. heterotrimeric Of a protein, containing three different subunits. heterotrimerization The formation of heterotrimers heterotrimerize To form, or be formed, into a heterotrimer heterotriplex A triplex DNA strand derived from different parent molecules. heterotristyly Heterostyly involving three different kinds of style. heterotroph An organism which requires an external supply of energy and nutrients under the form of food containing organic carbon as it cannot synthesize its own. heterotrophic Being a heterotroph. heterotrophically In a heterotrophic manner. heterotrophy The state of being a heterotroph. heterotropia manifest strabismus heterotropic Concerning an effect in one entity that is controlled or influenced by a separate entity, such as when one ligand influences the binding of another ligand. heterotropically In a heterotropic manner heterotungstate A tungstate containing two different metal cations heterotype The heterotypic stage in meiosis. heterotypic Of or involving a different type or types. heterotypically In a heterotypical manner heterovalence The state or property of being heterovalent. heterovalent Of a resonance structure, that has one fewer single bond than others. heterovalvar Of a diatom: having dissimilar valves. heterovalvate Having different (top and bottom) valves (of a diatom) heterovariant Synonym of homosubtypic. heteroxanthin The carotenoid 3S,3'R,5R,6R)-7',8'-didehydro-5,6-dihydro-β,β-carotene-3,3',5,6-tetrol heteroxenic Relating to soft corals of the genus Heteroxenia heteroxenous parasitic to two different types of host (typically as part of a complex life cycle) heteroxeny The property of being heteroxenous. heteroxylan A form of xylan in which some of the xylose residues are replaced by glucuronic acid heteroxylous Having wood of different types (typically heartwood and sapwood) heterozeotrope A heterogeneous (not completely miscible) zeotrope heterozerconid Any member of the Heterozerconidae. heterozetesis ignoratio elenchi heterozigous That has two different alleles (variants) of the specific gene. heterozooid A specialized non-feeding bryozoan zooid heterozygosis The fusion of two genetically different gametes heterozygosity The condition of being heterozygous. heterozygote A diploid individual that has different alleles at one or more genetic loci. heterozygotic Relating to heterozygosis. heterozygous Of an organism: having two different alleles in a given gene. heterozygously In a heterozygous manner heterozygousness The quality of being heterozygous. hetfic A fanfic based on fictional characters or celebrities involved in an opposite-sex romantic and/or sexual relationship. Hetfield A surname. hetgem Uncommonly good heterosexual erotic or romantic content. heth The eighth letter of many Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others). Hetherington A surname from Old English. Hethersett A large village and civil parish in South Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG1505). Hethumid Of or pertaining to the Hethumids: an Armenian dynasty who ruled the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia as princes and kings. Hetian Synonym of Hotan: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name. Hetlor Someone who opposes the Gaylor theory. hetman A Cossack headman or general. hetmanate Government by a hetman, or the territory thereby governed. hetmanite A supporter or follower of the United Hetman Organization, a Ukrainian conservative monarchist organization. hetmanship The role or status of hetman. hetness Heterosexuality. hetol sodium cinnamate hetpeak Synonym of hetgem Hetrazan A preparation of diethylcarbamazine citrate. Hetrick A surname. hetro Heterosexual: of, pertaining to, or being a heterosexual person. hetsex Heterosexual. hetslop Heterosexual erotic or romantic content, viewed as lacking depth, originality, or artistic value and/or appealing narrowly to the preferences of a straight audience. hetsmut Sexually explicit fan fiction involving opposite-sex characters. Hett A hamlet in Croxdale and Hett parish, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ2836). Hettangian The earliest age of the Jurassic period, from 199.3–201.3Ma hetted Heated. hettie A variant spelling of Hetty, diminutive of the female given names Henrietta, Esther and Hester. Hettinger A surname. Hetton A village in Hetton-cum-Bordley parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Craven district (OS grid ref SD9658). hettotype A low-symmetry crystallographic structure type related to an aristotype Hettrick A surname. hetty A heterosexual. Hetz A surname from German. Hetzel A surname.