heterology
heterology noun: a lack of correspondence between biomolecules or body parts (e.g., proteins, tissues, bones, limbs) that reflects a difference in origin.
Noun
heterology (countable and uncountable, plural heterologies)
- A lack of correspondence between biomolecules or body parts (e.g., proteins, tissues, bones, limbs) that reflects a difference in origin.
- Antonyms:
- homology
- The property of a word or phrase that does not describe itself.
- The words ultrashort and onomatopoeia display heterology: ultrashort might be called short but is not an ultrashort word, and onomatopoeia is not an onomatopoeic word.
- Antonyms:
- autology
heterology meaning in Kannada
heterology in Kannada
- ಅಸಾಶ್ಯ, ಅಸಮರೂಪತೆ, ಭಿನ್ನರಚನೆ, ವಿಸಶ ರಚನೆ, ಅಪಸಾಮಾನ್ಯತೆ, ಅಸಹಜತೆ
Antonyms of heterology
Forms of heterology
| plural | heterologies |
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Origin of heterology
From hetero- + -logy.
Words formed from heterology
Words that rhyme with heterology
- homology
- topology
- technology
- mythology
- ontology
- theology
- typology
- aetiology
- anthology
- archaeology
- biology
- buttonology
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- etymology
- pathology
- phraseology
- psychology
- scatology
- tautology
- apology
- cosmology
- cryptology
- ecology
- neurology
- teleology
- aerology
- anthropology
- arcology
- Christology
- cohomology
- cosmetology
- cytology
- deontology
- epistemology
- eschatology
- ethology
- eucology
- geology
- gerontology
- graphology
- haplology
- hydrology
- ideology
- lepidopterology
- oology
- phonology
- radiology
- tricknology
- xenobiology
- zoology
- zymology
- acanthology
- acarology
- accidentology
- acology
- acridology
- actinology
- aeromycology
- alcohology
- appropriate technology
- archaeopalynology
Questions about heterology
- What does heterology mean?
- Heterology means a lack of correspondence between biomolecules or body parts (e.g., proteins, tissues, bones, limbs) that reflects a difference in origin.
- What is heterology in Kannada?
- Heterology in Kannada is ಅಸಾಶ್ಯ, ಅಸಮರೂಪತೆ, ಭಿನ್ನರಚನೆ. See Heterology meaning in Kannada.
- What part of speech is heterology?
- Heterology is a noun.
- What is the plural of heterology?
- The plural of heterology is heterologies.
Words near heterology in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: heterology (page history and authors); heterology (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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