heterogenesis (ˌhɛtərəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs) ![]() | |
| —n | |
| alternation of generations another name for abiogenesis | |
| heterogenetic | |
| —adj | |
| hetero'genic | |
| —adj | |
| heteroge'netically | |
| —adv | |
| a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S. |
| given to using long words. |
heterogenesis het·er·o·gen·e·sis (hět'ə-rō-jěn'ĭ-sĭs)
n.
The production of offspring unlike the parents.