heterotic

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adjective

Of or pertaining to heterosis.

OriginEnglish hetero- ← Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros) ← Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros →
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Meanings

adjectiveheterotic (comparative more heterotic, superlative most heterotic)

comparative more heterotic · superlative most heterotic

  1. Of or pertaining to heterosis.

    An instructive example of a heterotic individual is ʽThe Toast of Botswana’. The Toast is a cross between a female goat and a male sheep.

    2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 159
  2. natural sciencesDescribing a hybrid form of string theory (See Heterotic string theory on Wikipedia)
nounheterotic (plural heterotics)

plural heterotics

  1. A hybrid organism of this kind.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sḿ̥teros
  3. Proto-Hellenic*hə́teros
  4. Ancient Greekἕτερος (héteros)
  5. Englishhetero-
  6. Englishheterotic

From hetero- + -otic.

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Translations

Italian eterotico
  • eteroticoOf or pertaining to heterosis

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with heterotic

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Anagrams

theoretichectorite
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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