Meanings
adjectiveheterocytotropic (not comparable)
- not comparableAffecting cells of a species other than that in which it originated.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*sem-
- Proto-Indo-European*sḿ̥teros
- Proto-Hellenic*hə́teros
- Ancient Greekἕτερος (héteros)
- Englishhetero-
- Englishcytotropic
- Englishheterocytotropic
From hetero- + cytotropic.
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with heterocytotropic
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
heterocytotropic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heterocytotropic
MLA
“heterocytotropic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heterocytotropic. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heterocytotropic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heterocytotropic.
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