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heterophil

heterophil is the alternative form of heterophile.

Meaning of heterophile

Adjective

heterophile (not comparable)

  1. Able to react immunologically with material from another species.
    Antonyms:
    homophile, homophil
  2. (dated) Heterosexual.

See all 4 meanings of heterophile

Forms of heterophil

pluralheterophils

Origin of heterophil

From hetero- + -phil.

Questions about heterophil

What is heterophil the alternative form of?
Heterophil is the alternative form of heterophile.

Words near heterophil in the dictionary

  1. heterophemy
  2. heterophenomenological
  3. heterophenomenologically
  4. heterophenomenologies
  5. heterophenomenology
  6. heterophil
  7. heterophile
  8. heterophiles
  9. heterophilia
  10. heterophilic
  11. heterophilically

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