heterodynamic

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adjective

Describing a lifecycle in which the organism is sometimes active and sometimes dormant

OriginEnglish dynamic ← French dynamique ← Ancient Greek δυναμικός (dunamikós) →
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Meanings

adjectiveheterodynamic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyDescribing a lifecycle in which the organism is sometimes active and sometimes dormant

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sḿ̥teros
  3. Proto-Hellenic*hə́teros
  4. Ancient Greekἕτερος (héteros)
  5. Englishhetero-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*dewh₂-
  7. Proto-Hellenic*dunamai
  8. Ancient Greekδῠ́νᾰμαι (dŭ́nămai)
  9. Ancient Greekδύναμις (dúnamis)
  10. Ancient Greekδυναμικός (dunamikós)
  11. Frenchdynamique
  12. Englishdynamic
  13. Englishheterodynamic

From hetero- + dynamic.

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APA

heterodynamic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heterodynamic

MLA

“heterodynamic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heterodynamic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heterodynamic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heterodynamic.

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