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heterochronic

heterochronic adjective: occurring at different times or intermittently.

Adjective

heterochronic (comparative more heterochronic, superlative most heterochronic)

  1. Occurring at different times or intermittently.

Forms of heterochronic

comparativemore heterochronic
superlativemost heterochronic

Origin of heterochronic

From hetero- + chronic.

Words formed from heterochronic

Questions about heterochronic

What does heterochronic mean?
Heterochronic means occurring at different times or intermittently.
What part of speech is heterochronic?
Heterochronic is an adjective.

Words near heterochronic in the dictionary

  1. heterochromous
  2. heterochromy
  3. heterochroneous
  4. heterochronia
  5. heterochronial
  6. heterochronic
  7. heterochronically
  8. heterochronicity
  9. heterochronies
  10. heterochronism
  11. heterochronisms

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