heterophilia

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noun

Ability to react immunologically with material from another species.

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Meanings

nounheterophilia (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyAbility to react immunologically with material from another species.

Origin

From hetero- + -philia.

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APA

heterophilia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heterophilia

MLA

“heterophilia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heterophilia. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heterophilia,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heterophilia.

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