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adjective
1.
Chemistry. of or pertaining to an atom other than carbon, particularly in a cyclic compound.
2.
Informal. heterosexual.
noun
3.
Informal. a heterosexual person.
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Hetero
is always a great word to know.
So is addition. Does it mean:
| a reaction in which two or more substances combine to form another compound |
| a double sulfate analogous to potassium alum, as aluminum ammonium sulfate, with the formula R2SO4?X2(SO4)3?24H2O, where R is alkali metal or ammonium |
Origin:
1930–35 for def. 2; (in def. 1) by shortening of heteroatom; (in def. 2) by shortening of heterosexual; see -o
1930–35 for def. 2; (in def. 1) by shortening of heteroatom; (in def. 2) by shortening of heterosexual; see -o
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hetero-
a combining form meaning “different,” “other,” used in the formation of compound words: heterocyclic.
Also, especially before a vowel, heter-.
Origin:
combining form of Greek héteros the other of two, other, different
combining form of Greek héteros the other of two, other, different
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Word Origin & History
hetero-
"other, different," from comb. form of Gk. heteros "the other (of two), another, different;" first element meaning "one, at one, together;" the second cognate with the second element in L. al-ter, Goth. an-þar, O.E. o-ðer "other."
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Medical Dictionary
hetero- or heter-
pref.
Other; different: heterocellular.
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Science Dictionary
| hetero-
A prefix that means "different" or "other," as in heterophyllous, having different kinds of leaves. |
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