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heterologous

adjective

derived from organisms of a different but related species

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Word length
12
Starts with
H
Ends with
S
Contains
ET
Scrabble score
16

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adjective

  1. derived from organisms of a different but related species

    “a heterologous graft”

adjective

  1. not corresponding in structure or evolutionary origin

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a heterologous graft

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