heterotypic

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adjective

Of or involving a different type or types.

Similar
taxonomic
Opposite
homotypic
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Meanings

adjectiveheterotypic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or involving a different type or types.

    Heterotypic continuity refers to the presence of one disorder at an early point in time predicting the presence of a different disorder later in life.

    2014, Karestan C. Koenen, Ezra Susser, editors, A Life Course Approach to Mental Disorders, page 201
  2. not comparablebiologyRelating to the first nuclear division in meiosis.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
taxonomic
Opposite
homotypic
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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