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heterostrophy

heterostrophy noun: twisting in a different direction.

Noun

heterostrophy (uncountable)

  1. Twisting in a different direction.

Origin of heterostrophy

From hetero- + -strophy.

Questions about heterostrophy

What does heterostrophy mean?
Heterostrophy means twisting in a different direction.
What part of speech is heterostrophy?
Heterostrophy is a noun.

Words near heterostrophy in the dictionary

  1. heterosteginids
  2. heterosteric
  3. heterostracan
  4. heterostracans
  5. heterostrophic
  6. heterostrophy
  7. heterostructural
  8. heterostructure
  9. heterostructured
  10. heterostructures
  11. heterostructuring

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