heterocyclic
— Noun
– English
～ a compound containing a heterocyclic ring
heterodactyl foot
— Noun
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～ a bird's foot having the first and second toes of each foot directed backward and the third and fourth forward
Heterodon
— Noun
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～ a genus of small colubrid snakes containing the North American hognose snakes
heterodoxy
— Noun
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～ the quality of being unorthodox
heterodoxy
— Noun
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～ any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position
heterogeneity
— Noun
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～ the quality of being diverse and not comparable in kind
heterogeneousness
— Noun
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～ the quality of being diverse and not comparable in kind
heterogenesis
— Noun
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～ the alternation of two or more different forms in the life cycle of a plant or animal
heterograft
— Noun
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～ tissue from an animal of one species used as a temporary graft (as in cases of severe burns) on an individual of another species
Heterokontae
— Noun
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～ all the yellow-green algae having flagella of unequal length
Heterokontophyta
— Noun
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～ algae having chlorophyll a and usually c, and flagella of unequal lengths; terminology supersedes Chrysophyta in some classifications
heterology
— Noun
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～ (biology) the lack of correspondence of apparently similar body parts
Heteromeles arbutifolia
— Noun
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～ ornamental evergreen treelike shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States having large white flowers and red berrylike fruits; often placed in genus Photinia
Heteromeles
— Noun
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～ one species: toyon; in some classifications included in genus Photinia
heterometabolism
— Noun
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～ development of insects with incomplete metamorphosis in which no pupal stage precedes maturity
heterometaboly
— Noun
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～ development of insects with incomplete metamorphosis in which no pupal stage precedes maturity
Heteromyidae
— Noun
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～ small New World burrowing mouselike rodents with fur-lined cheek pouches and hind limbs and tail adapted to leaping; adapted to desert conditions: pocket mice; kangaroo mice; kangaroo rats
heteronym
— Noun
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～ two words are heteronyms if they are spelled the same way but differ in pronunciation; "the word `bow' is an example of a heteronym"
heterophil antibody
— Noun
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～ an antibody found in the blood of someone suffering from infectious mononucleosis