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heterotaxic

heterotaxic adjective: of, pertaining to, or exhibiting heterotaxis.

Adjective

heterotaxic (comparative more heterotaxic, superlative most heterotaxic)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting heterotaxis.

Forms of heterotaxic

comparativemore heterotaxic
superlativemost heterotaxic

Origin of heterotaxic

From heterotaxis + -ic.

Questions about heterotaxic

What does heterotaxic mean?
Heterotaxic means of, pertaining to, or exhibiting heterotaxis.
What part of speech is heterotaxic?
Heterotaxic is an adjective.

Words near heterotaxic in the dictionary

  1. heterotacticity
  2. heterotardigrade
  3. heterotardigrades
  4. heterotaxes
  5. heterotaxia
  6. heterotaxic
  7. heterotaxis
  8. heterotaxy
  9. heterotelechelic
  10. heterotelic
  11. heterotelomeric

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