heteroplastic

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adjective

Of, or relating to heteroplasm

OriginEnglish plastic ← Latin plasticus ← Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros) →
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Meanings

adjectiveheteroplastic (comparative more heteroplastic, superlative most heteroplastic)

comparative more heteroplastic · superlative most heteroplastic

  1. medicineOf, or relating to heteroplasm
  2. medicineOf a graft between individuals of different species
  3. biologyOf cells possessing plastids from two or more parent cells or organisms.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sḿ̥teros
  3. Proto-Hellenic*hə́teros
  4. Ancient Greekἕτερος (héteros)
  5. Englishhetero-
  6. Latinplasticus
  7. Englishplastic
  8. Englishheteroplastic

From hetero- + plastic.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with heteroplastic

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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