hetero-

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
See also: hetero, hétéro, hétero, and hétéro-

English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros, “other, another, different”).

Prefix[edit]

hetero-

  2. Varied, heterogeneous; a set that has variety with respect to the root.
    heterogamous is in which a plant has male and female flowers, heterochromatic is having more than one colour, heterogender is involving people with different genders, heteroglossia is the coexistence of distinct linguistic varieties
  4. (organic chemistry) Heterocyclic: a cyclic compound with multiple elements in its ring. The non-carbon atoms are known as heteroatoms.
    heteroalkene is any analogue of an alkene in which a doubly bonded carbon atom is replaced by a heteroatom, heteroaddition is any addition reaction that introduces a heteroatom, heterofullerene is any compound formally derived from a fullerene by replacing one or more carbon atom by a heteroatom, heteroaromatic is having the characteristics of an aromatic compound whilst having at least one non-carbon atom in the ring
  6. (chemistry) A heterogeneous mixture.
    heterofunctionalization is any reaction in which two different functional groups are added at the same time, heterofibril is a fibril composed of two or more types of collagen, heterodimeric is produced from two similar but different monomers
  8. Across, spanning multiple distinct kinds of the root, different.
    heterochrome is of different colors, heterocladic is relating to branches of different arteries, heteroexchange is the exchange of different entities (eg acidic and basic amino acids, heterocoordination is coordination between different metal atoms
  10. (LGBT) Straight, heterosexual.
    heterocentric is having a heterosexual bias or basis, heteroamorous is characterized by love with another of the opposite sex; heteroromantic, heterofemale is a woman who is heterosexual
  12. Other, by another, not auto-.
    heteroadministered is administered by a clinician on behalf of a patient, heterobiography is biography written by another person (not autobiography), heterocentric is focused on other people (as opposed to the self), heteroencapsidation is the encapsidation of the genetic material of one type of virus with the coat protein of another
  14. Opposite in direction or position.
    heterodromous is spiralling in opposite directions on a stem or branch, heterofacial is on opposite faces, heterodirectional is that moves or operates in the opposite direction as another, heterochiral is reversed (as a mirror image), but otherwise identical
  16. (transplantation) Outside; Synonym of xeno-.
    heterogenetic is of a disease: produced by infection from outside the body, heterocephaly is the appointment of the governing body by an outside authority, heterodiegetic is of or relating to a narrator that does not take part in the plot
  18. Asymmetric in shape.
    heterogangliate is having the ganglia of the nervous system arranged in an asymmetrical manner, heteracanth is having the spines of the dorsal fin asymmetrical, heterocercal is a fish's tail's shape that is vertically asymmetric
  20. Inconsistent, irregular, or intermittent.
    heterochylia is the irregular production of gastric juices, heterodynamic is describing a lifecycle in which the organism is sometimes active and sometimes dormant, heterochronic is occurring at different times or intermittently
  22. Alternating.
    heterogamous is characterized by alternating generations of a parthenogenetic and sexual nature, heteroclitic is signifying a Proto-Indo-European stem which alternates between more than one form when declined for grammatical case

Antonyms[edit]

Coordinate terms[edit]

  • allo- (sometimes synonymous; differentiated in transplantation sense, intraspecies versus interspecies)

Derived terms[edit]

English terms prefixed with hetero-
English terms prefixed with hetero-
terms derived from varied
terms derived from heterocyclic
terms derived from mixture
terms derived from across
terms derived from straight
terms derived from other
terms derived from opposite
terms derived from outside
terms derived from asymmetric
terms derived from inconsistent
terms derived from alternating

Translations[edit]

See also[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Asturian[edit]

Prefix[edit]

hetero-

  1. hetero- (other; different)

Derived terms[edit]

Asturian terms prefixed with hetero-

Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Sense 2 from heteroseksuel.

Prefix[edit]

hetero-

  1. hetero- (different, other)
  2. of or pertaining to heterosexuality
    heterosexisme, heteronormativ

Derived terms[edit]

Danish terms prefixed with hetero-

Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Audio(file)

Prefix[edit]

hetero-

  1. hetero- (other; different)

Derived terms[edit]

Dutch terms prefixed with hetero-

Finnish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Internationalism (see English hetero-), ultimately from Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈhetero-/, [ˈhe̞t̪e̞ro̞-]

Prefix[edit]

hetero-

  1. hetero- (other; different)

Derived terms[edit]

Finnish terms prefixed with hetero-

Galician[edit]

Prefix[edit]

hetero-

  1. hetero- (other; different)

Derived terms[edit]

From

Galician terms prefixed with hetero-

.

German[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Prefix[edit]

hetero-

  1. hetero- (other; different)

Derived terms[edit]

German terms prefixed with hetero-

Hungarian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros, “other, another, different”).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈhɛtɛro]
  • Hyphenation: he‧te‧ro

Prefix[edit]

hetero-

  1. hetero- (other; different)

Derived terms[edit]

Hungarian adjectives prefixed with hetero-
Hungarian nouns prefixed with hetero-

References[edit]

  1. ^ Tótfalusi, István. Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára (’A Storehouse of Foreign Words: an explanatory and etymological dictionary of foreign words’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2005. →ISBN

Indonesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [hetero]
  • Hyphenation: hé‧té‧ro

Prefix[edit]

hétéro

  1. hetero-: other, different.
    Synonym: alo-

Derived terms[edit]

Category Indonesian terms prefixed with hetero- not found

Further reading[edit]

Polish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /xɛˈtɛ.rɔ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛrɔ
  • Syllabification: he‧te‧ro

Prefix[edit]

hetero-

  1. hetero-
    Antonym: homo-
    ‎hetero- + ‎-gamia → ‎heterogamia

Derived terms[edit]

Polish terms prefixed with hetero-

Further reading[edit]

  • hetero- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Prefix[edit]

hetero-

  1. hetero- (other; different)

Derived terms[edit]

Portuguese terms prefixed with hetero-

Spanish[edit]

Prefix[edit]

hetero-

  1. hetero- (other; different)

Derived terms[edit]

Spanish terms prefixed with hetero-

Further reading[edit]

Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=hetero-&oldid=78812911"