heterotransplantable

adjective

Capable of being transplanted from an individual to another of a different species

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

adjectiveheterotransplantable (comparative more heterotransplantable, superlative most heterotransplantable)

comparative more heterotransplantable · superlative most heterotransplantable

  1. Capable of being transplanted from an individual to another of a different species

Origin

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

From hetero- + transplantable.

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Chicago

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