"heterogenous" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From hetero- + -genous. Etymology templates: {{af|en|hetero-|-genous}} hetero- + -genous Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} heterogenous (not comparable)
  1. (genetics) derived from a different individual or species Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Genetics Translations (derived from a different individual or species): heterogen (German), iol-ghnèitheach (Scottish Gaelic), heterogéneo (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-heterogenous-en-adj-vOtxL582 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -genous, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -genous: 67 33 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 85 15 Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'derived from a different individual or species': 97 3
  2. Alternative spelling of heterogeneous Tags: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Alternative form of: heterogeneous
    Sense id: en-heterogenous-en-adj-3dyLC~gP Categories (other): English terms prefixed with hetero- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with hetero-: 44 56

Alternative forms

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