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heterosynaptic

heterosynaptic adjective: involving different synapses (or groups of synapses); relating to heterosynapsis.

Adjective

heterosynaptic (not comparable)

  1. Involving different synapses (or groups of synapses); relating to heterosynapsis.

Origin of heterosynaptic

From hetero- + synaptic.

Questions about heterosynaptic

What does heterosynaptic mean?
Heterosynaptic means involving different synapses (or groups of synapses); relating to heterosynapsis.
What part of speech is heterosynaptic?
Heterosynaptic is an adjective.

Words near heterosynaptic in the dictionary

  1. heterosulfides
  2. heterosupramolecular
  3. heterosupremacy
  4. heterosyllabic
  5. heterosyllabically
  6. heterosynaptic
  7. heterosynaptically
  8. heterosynkaryon
  9. heterosynkaryons
  10. heterosynthesis
  11. heterosynthetic

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