Meanings
adjectiveheterogenous (not comparable)
- not comparablebiologyDerived from a different individual or species.
- alternativenot comparableAlternative spelling of heterogeneous.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveconsisting of elements that are not of the same kind or nature
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*sem-
- Proto-Indo-European*sḿ̥teros
- Proto-Hellenic*hə́teros
- Ancient Greekἕτερος (héteros)
- Englishhetero-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
- Proto-Hellenic*génos
- Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
- Englishheterogenous
Translations
German heterogen
- heterogenderived from a different individual or species
Scottish Gaelic iol-ghnèitheach
- iol-ghnèitheachderived from a different individual or species
Spanish heterogéneo
- heterogéneoderived from a different individual or species
Cite this entry
APA
heterogenous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heterogenous
MLA
“heterogenous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heterogenous. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heterogenous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heterogenous.
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