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heterodirectional

heterodirectional adjective: that moves or operates in the opposite direction as another.

Adjective

heterodirectional (not comparable)

  1. That moves or operates in the opposite direction as another

Antonyms of heterodirectional

Origin of heterodirectional

From hetero- + directional.

Questions about heterodirectional

What does heterodirectional mean?
Heterodirectional means that moves or operates in the opposite direction as another.
What part of speech is heterodirectional?
Heterodirectional is an adjective.

Words near heterodirectional in the dictionary

  1. heterodinuclear
  2. heterodinucleotide
  3. heterodinucleotides
  4. heterodiploid
  5. heterodiploids
  6. heterodirectional
  7. heterodisaccharide
  8. heterodisaccharides
  9. heterodisomic
  10. heterodisomies
  11. heterodisomy

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