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heterospecies

heterospecies adjective: related to two separate species (in any sense).

Adjective

heterospecies (not comparable)

  1. Related to two separate species (in any sense)
    • In a later attempt, the β-subunit of hCG was paired with the α-subunit of ovine LH to produce a heterospecies dimer, which was then linked to tetanus toxoid or to diphtheria toxoid and adsorbed on alum with the sodium pthalyl derivative of lipopolysacaride (SPLPS) as an adjuvant [22 ].2015 October 31, “Epitope-Specific Anti-hCG Vaccines on a Virus Like Particle Platform”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of heterospecies

From hetero- + species.

Questions about heterospecies

What does heterospecies mean?
Heterospecies means related to two separate species (in any sense).
What part of speech is heterospecies?
Heterospecies is an adjective.

Words near heterospecies in the dictionary

  1. heterosomal
  2. heterosomatous
  3. heterosome
  4. heterosomes
  5. heterosomic
  6. heterospecies
  7. heterospecific
  8. heterospecifically
  9. heterospecificity
  10. heterospecifics
  11. heterospermic

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