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heterocatenation

heterocatenation noun: the catenation of two or more different elements or groups.

Noun

heterocatenation (uncountable)

  1. The catenation of two or more different elements or groups

Origin of heterocatenation

From hetero- + catenation.

Questions about heterocatenation

What does heterocatenation mean?
Heterocatenation means the catenation of two or more different elements or groups.
What part of speech is heterocatenation?
Heterocatenation is a noun.

Words near heterocatenation in the dictionary

  1. heterocarpous
  2. heterocarpy
  3. heterocaryotic
  4. heterocatalysis
  5. heterocatalytic
  6. heterocatenation
  7. heterocellular
  8. heterocellularly
  9. heterocentric
  10. heterocentricity
  11. heterocentrism

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