heteric

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adjective

Involving idiosyncratic rules of spelling, rather than phonetic spelling.

“a heteric polymer; a heteric mixed chain”

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Meanings

adjectiveheteric (not comparable)
  1. not comparableobsoletehuman sciencesInvolving idiosyncratic rules of spelling, rather than phonetic spelling.
  2. not comparablechemistryComposed of a random arrangement of structural units.

    a heteric polymer; a heteric mixed chain

Origin

From hetero- + -ic.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

hereticethericerethic
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APA

heteric. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heteric

MLA

“heteric.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heteric. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heteric,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heteric.

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