homolog
See also: Homolog
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from French homologue, From Ancient Greek ὁμόλογος (homólogos, “agreeing, of one mind”), equivalent to homo + -log
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 333: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "RP" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈhɒməlɒɡ/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 333: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈhɑːməlɑːɡ/, /ˈhoʊməlɑːɡ/
Audio (US): (file)
Noun
homolog (plural homologs)
- Something homologous; a homologous organ or part, chemical compound or chromosome.
- (linguistics) A word shared by two languages or dialects.
- (genetics) One of a group of similar DNA sequences that share a common ancestry.
- (organic chemistry) A member of a homologous series.
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German
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Adjective
homolog (not comparable)
- homologous (all senses)
Declension
Further reading
- “homolog” in Duden online
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