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heterogeneic

heterogeneic adjective: composed of different genes, typically by being different species.

Adjective

heterogeneic (not comparable)

  1. Composed of different genes, typically by being different species

Origin of heterogeneic

From hetero- + gene + -ic.

Questions about heterogeneic

What does heterogeneic mean?
Heterogeneic means composed of different genes, typically by being different species.
What part of speech is heterogeneic?
Heterogeneic is an adjective.

Words near heterogeneic in the dictionary

  1. heterogender
  2. heterogenderal
  3. heterogene
  4. heterogeneal
  5. heterogenecity
  6. heterogeneic
  7. heterogeneicity
  8. heterogeneities
  9. heterogeneity
  10. heterogeneous
  11. heterogeneous catalyses

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