- heterogeny
- noun Date: 1838 a heterogenous collection or group
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Heterogeny — Het er*og e*ny, n. (Biol.) Heterogenesis. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
heterogeny — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈräjənē noun ( es) Etymology: heterogenous + y 1. : a heterogenous collection or group the descendants of the heterogeny of Arab tribes that settled in Samaria A.N.Williams b.1914 2. [heter + geny] … Useful english dictionary
heterogeny — See heterogenous1. * * * … Universalium
heterogeny — het·er·og·e·ny … English syllables
Augustan drama — [ riot at Covent Garden s Royal Theatre in 1762 over a rumored increase in ticket prices. Although drama declined in the Augustan era, it was still popular entertainment.] Augustan drama can refer to the dramas of Ancient Rome during the reign of … Wikipedia
Christian heresy — Part of a series on the History of Christian Theology … Wikipedia
heterogenesis — /het euhr euh jen euh sis/, n. Biol. 1. Also, heterogeny /het euh roj euh nee/. alternation of generations, esp. the alternation of parthenogenetic and sexual generations. 2. abiogenesis. [1850 55; HETERO + GENESIS] * * * … Universalium
ετερογένεια — η 1. η ιδιότητα τού ετερογενούς, το να ανήκει κάποιος σε άλλο γένος, η ανομοιομορφία 2. το βιολογικό φαινόμενο εναλλαγής γενεάς, η ετερογένεση 3. γένεση όντων από άτομα άλλου είδους. [ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Αντιδάνεια λ., πρβλ. αγγλ. heterogeny <… … Dictionary of Greek
heterogeneous — a. comprising different parts or qualities; diverse. ♦ heterogeneity, n. ♦ heterogenesis, n. parthenogenesis; abiogenesis; alternation of generations. ♦ heterogenous, a. originating elsewhere; of different origin. ♦ heterogeny, n.… … Dictionary of difficult words
heterogenic — |hed.ərə|jenik adjective 1. [heterogeny + ic] : heterogenetic 2. [heter + gene + ic] : containing more than one allele of a gene used of a cell or of population … Useful english dictionary
