hetero-

See also: hetero, hétéro, hétero, and hétéro-

English

Alternative forms

• heter-

Etymology

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

Prefix

hetero-

1. other, different

Antonyms

• homo-
• auto-
• iso-
• ortho-
• syn-

Derived terms

Derived terms

hetero heteroauxin heterocerc heterochromatic, heterochromatin, heterochromatization heterochronic heterochronous heteroclite heterocyclic, heterocycle heterodiegetic heterodont heterodox, heterodoxy

heterodromous, heterodromy heterodyne, heterodyning, heterodyned heterogamete heterogamous, heterogamy, heterogene heterogeneity, heterogeneous, heterogenous heterogenesis, heterogenetic heterograft heterography heterokaryotic, heterokaryon, heterokaryosis heterologous, heterology heterolysin, heterolysis, heterolytic

heteromorphic, heteromorphism heteronuclear heteronym, heteronymous heteropathic, heteropathy heterophemy heterophile, heterophilic heterophony heterophyllous, heterophylly heteroplasm, heteroplastic heteroplastide, heteroplasty heteroploid

heteropod, Heteropoda heteropolar heteropter heterosexual heterosis, heterotic heteroskedastic heterotopy, heterotopic heterotransplant heterotroph, heterotrophic heterozygote, heterozygosis, heterozygotic, heterozygous

Translations

other

• Dutch: hetero- (nl)
• Finnish: hetero- (fi)
• French: hétéro- (fr)
• Galician: hetero- (gl)
• German: hetero-
• Greek: ετερο- (el) ‎(etero-)

• Irish: heitri-
• Portuguese: hetero- (pt)
• Romanian: hetero-
• Russian: гетеро- (ru) ‎(getɛro-)
• Scottish Gaelic: iol-
• Swedish: hetero- (sv)

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Hungarian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Prefix

hetero-

1. hetero- (other; different)

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Portuguese

Prefix

hetero-

1. hetero- (other; different)