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`heterograft
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`alternation of parthenogenetic and sexual generations.
`[1865-70; HETERO- + -GONY]
`(het'ar a graft/, -grafV), n. Surg.
`het•er•o•graft
`ximograft. (1905-10; HETERO- + GRAIT'j
`(hetla rog'ra !e), n.
`het•er•og•ra·phy
`1. sp~lling
`different" from that in current use. 2. the. use' of the
`same letter or combination of letters to repr~sent differ(cid:173)
`ent sounds, as, in English, the use of s . in sit and easy.
`(1775-85; HETERO- +
`-het•er•O•graph•iC
`-yRAPHY]
`(het'ar a graflik), het'er•o•graph'i·cal. adJ.
`het•er•og•y•nous (het'a rojla nas), adj. Zool. having
`females of two different kinds, one sexual and the other
`[1850-55; HETERO- +
`abortive or neuter, as ants.
`-GYNOUS]
`het•er•O•kar•y•on
`(het'ar a kar'e on'. -an), n., pl.
`-kar•Y•a (-karl€ a). Biol. a cell containing two or more
`ll940-45; HET(cid:173)
`nuclei of differing .genetic constitutions.
`ERO- + Gk kriryon nut, kernel; cf .. KARYO-)
`het•er•O•kar•y•O•SiS Chet!er a karte O'sis), n. Biol.,
`condition in which a binucleate or multinucleate cell con(cid:173)
`tains genetically dissimilar nuclei. [1915-20; HETERO- +
`KARYO- + -sis] -het•er•O•kar•Y·Ot·ic (het'er a kar'e(cid:173)
`oVik), adj.
`het•er•O•Iec•i•thal (hetlar a les'a thai), adj. Embryol.
`having an unequal distribution of yolk, as certain eggs or
`l1890-95; HETERU- + LECITHAL)
`OVa.
`(het'a rol'a gas), adj. 1. Bioi. of
`het•er•OI•o•gous
`different origin; pertaining to heterology. 2. Med., Pa(cid:173)
`thol. consisting of dissimilar tissue, as that of another
`species or that of a tumor. 3. Immunol. pertaining to an
`antigen that elicits a reaction in' a nonspecific antibody.
`(1815-25; HETERO- + -LOGOUS]
`het•er•OI•o•gy (het'a roJia je), n. 1. Biol. the lack of
`correspondence of apparently similar organic structures
`as the 'result of u~like origins of constituent parts. 2.
`Pathol. abnormality; structural difference from a type or
`normal standard. [1850-55; HETERO- + -LOGY]
`het•er•Om•er•ous (het'e romter as), adj. having or
`consisting of parts that differ in quality, number of ele(cid:173)
`[1820-30;
`ments, or the like: a heteromerous flower.
`HETERO- + -MEROUS]
`het•er•O•me•tab•O•Ious (het'a ro rni tabla las), adj.
`Entomol. uridergoing development in' which the young
`are born adultlike in form, often maturing without a
`pupal stage. Also, het•er•o•met•a•bol·ic (het'a ro met'(cid:173)
`a bollik). (HETERO- + METABOL(IC) + -OUS] -hetler•O•
`me.tab'o·lism·, het'er•O•me•tablo·ly, n.
`het•er•O•mor•phic (het'ar a. mor'fik), adj. 1. Bioi.
`dissimilar in shape, structure, or magnitude. 2. En(cid:173)
`tomol. undergoing complete metamorphosis; possessin.,g
`varying forms. (186()...65; HETERO- + -MORPH!C] -hetl•
`er•O•morlphism~ hetler•O•morlphy, n.
`1~ subject
`het•er•On•O•mous (het'a ron'a mas), adj.
`to or inVolving different laws .. 2. pertaining to or char(cid:173)
`acterized by heteronomy. 3. Biol. subject to different
`[1815-25; HET~Ro­
`laws ·of growth or specialization.
`NOM(Y) + -ous] ~hetler•on'o·mous·IY, adv.
`het•er•On•O•mY (het'e ronle me), n.
`the condjtion of
`being under the domination of an outside authority, ei(cid:173)
`ther human or divine. [1815-25; HETERO- + -NOMY]
`a word spelled the
`het•er•O•nym (het'ar a nim), n.
`same qsanother but having a different sou·nd and rn:ea,n(cid:173)
`ing, as lead (to conduct) and lead (a metal). [1880-85; <
`LGk heter6nymos. See HETERO-, -ONYM]
`het•er•on•y•mous (het'a ron' a mas), adj. 1. of, per(cid:173)
`taining to, or characteristic of a heteronym. 2. having
`<fifferent names, as a pair of correlatives: Father and son
`[1725-35; < LGk heterOny~
`are heteronymous relatives.
`nios having a different name. See HETERONYM, -ous]
`-hetler•only.mous·IY~ adv.
`Het•er•O•OU•Si•an (het'a ro Oo'se en, -ou'se ah)", Ec(cid:173)
`cles. -n. 1. a person who believes the Father and the
`Son to be unlike iri sUbstance or essence; an Arian (op(cid:173)
`posed to Homoou.sian). -adj. 2. of or pertaining to the
`[1670-80; < LGk
`Heteroousians or their doctrine.
`heterooUsi(os) (Gk heterO- HETERO- + ousi(a) nature, es(cid:173)
`sence + -os adj. suffix) + "AN]
`het•er•o•phil" (het'ar a fil)," adj. 1. Also, hetler·o·
`phillic. ImmunOl. (of an antibody) having an. affinity for
`an antigen other than its specific antigen. -n. 2. Cell
`Biol. a neutrophil. Also, het•er•o•phile (het'ar a fiJI).
`(1915-20; HETERO- + -PHIL]
`•
`the si(cid:173)
`(het'a rofla ne), n. Music.
`het;er•OPh•o•ny
`multaneous performance of the same melodic line, with
`[i1tJJ5~~~~~~~:!~i~;~g~YYY~h~~~~~~eh~~:f~r(h:fJ~
`ar a fonlik), adj.
`het•er•O•PhO•ri•a (het'ar a forte a, cfor' -), n. Oph(cid:173)
`thalm. a latent strabismus of one or both. eyes. {1885-
`90; HETERO- + Gk -phoria a carrying, equiv. to -phor(os)
`-PHORous + -ia -IA] -het•er•O•phor•ic (het'ar a f6r'(cid:173)
`ik, -for'-), adj.
`het•er•o•phyl~lous (het'ar a fillas), adj. Bot. having
`different kinds of leaves on the same plant. · [1820'-30;
`H'ETERO- + -PHYLLOUS) -hetfer•O•phyJily, it.
`het•er•o•phyte (het'ar a fit!), n. Boi. a plant' that se(cid:173)
`cures its nutrition directly or ip.?irectly from othe:r or(cid:173)
`·a parasite or saprophyte. Cf. autophyte.
`ganisms;
`(HETERO- + -PHYTE] -het•er•O•phyt•iC (hetfar a fitl\k),
`adj.
`het•er•o•pla•sia (het'ar a pliilzha, -zhe a, -ze a)~ n.
`the replacement of normal ~cells by abnormal
`Pathol.
`cells, as in cancer. [HETEE.o- + -PLASIA]
`het•er•O•plas•ty (hetlar a plas'te), n., pl. -ties. Burg.
`
`the repair of lesions with tisSue from another individual
`(1850-55; HETERO- + -PLASTY] -hetler•O•
`or species.
`plasttic, adj.
`(hetlar a pollar), adj. Chern. polar
`het•er•O•PO•Iar
`(def.. 4). (1895-1900; HETERO- + POLAR] -het•er•O•PO•
`lar•i•tY (hetla ro po lar'i te), n.
`het•er•OP•ter•ous (hetla rop'tar es), adj. belonging
`or pertaining to the Heteroptera, in some classifications
`a suborder of hem,ipterous insects comprising the true
`[1890-95; < NL Heteropter(a) + -ous. See HET(cid:173)
`bugs.
`ERO-:, -PTERObS]
`het•er•OJ)itics· (hetla rop'tiks), n. (used with a .. singu(cid:173)
`lar v.) incorrect or perverted perception of what is seen;
`hallucinatory vision. [1705-15; HETER- + OPTICS]
`het•er•O•Sex (het'ar a seksl), n. Informal. heterosex(cid:173)
`-uality. [HETERO- + SEX, On the model of HETEROSEXUAL]
`het•er•O•sex•ism (het'er a sek'siz em), n.
`a preju(cid:173)
`diced attitude or discriminatory practices against homo(cid:173)
`[HETERO(SEXUAL) + SEXISM)
`sexuals by heterosexuals.
`-hetler•o•sexlist. n., adj.
`het•er•o•sex•u•al (het'er a sek'shoo el or, esp. Brit.,
`-seks'yoo-), adj. 1. of: pertaining to. or exhibiting het(cid:173)
`erosexuality. 2. Biol. pertaining to the opposite sex or
`to both sexes. -n. 3. a heterosexual person. [1890-95;
`HETERO- + SEXUAL]
`,
`,
`,
`h~t·~r·o•sex_•u•al•i•ty (hetler a seklshoo alii. te or,
`esp. Brit., -seks'lyOO- ), n. sexual feeling or behavior di(cid:173)
`rected toward a person or persons of the opposite sex,.
`(1895-1900; HETERO- + SEXUALITY]
`het•er•O•Sis (het'e rO'sis), n. Genetics. the increase fri.
`growth, size, fecundity, function, yield, or other charac(cid:173)
`ters in hybrids over those of the parents. Also called hy(cid:173)
`brid vigor. [1910-15; < LGk heterosis an alteration. See
`HETERO-, -SIS]
`het•er•OS•P_O•rous Cl:et'e ros'pa res, het'?r a sp6rtas,
`-spQrl -), ad). Bot. hav1ng more than one k1nd of spore.
`(187()...75; HETERO- + -SPOROUS]
`het•er•OS•PO•ry (hetla rostpa re), n. Bot. the produc~
`[1895-1900;
`tion of both microspores and megaspores.
`HETERO- + -SPORE + -Y 3
`)
`(hetla rosltra ken), n. Paleontol.
`het•er•OS•tra•can
`any of several ostracoderms of the order Heterostraci;
`from·· the Silurian and Devonian Periods, having the an-.
`terior part.of the body enclosed in bony plates. [ < NL
`Heterostrac(i) (pl.) name of the order, equiv. to heter(cid:173)
`HETER- + Gk ostrak(6n) (sing.) shell + -AN]
`het•er•O•Styled (het'ar a stild'), adj. (of a plant) hav(cid:173)
`ing styles of clifferent forms or lengths in the flowers.
`[1870-75; HETERO- + -STYLE'
`Also, hetler•o•stytlous.
`+ -ED']"
`het•er•o•tac•tic (hetlar a tak'tik), adj. of, pertaining
`to, or characterized by heterotaxis. Also, hetler•O•tac'·
`tous. het•er•O•tax•ic (hetlar a tak'sik). [HETERO- + Gk
`takt(Os) fixed, ordered, arranged (cf. tUssein to arrange)
`+ -Ic]
`het•er•O•tax•i's· (hetlar a tak'sis), 1i. abnormal ol- ·ir(cid:173)
`regt?-lar artangeiJilent, as of pa~ts of the body, geologi~al
`stratft, etc. Also, het•er•O•tax·i·a (het'ar a taklse .e),
`hetler~O•taxly. [HETERO- + -TAXIS]
`.
`het•er•O•tel•ic (hetlar ate"Jiik, -tellik), adj .. (of an en(cid:173)
`tity or event) ha:ving the purpose of its existence ·or
`occurrence outside of or. apart from itself. Cf. auto(cid:173)
`[1900...()5; HETERO- + TEL-' + -IC] -hetler•O•
`telic.
`tellism. n.
`(hetlar a thallik), adj. Mycol.
`1.
`het•er•O•thal•lic
`having mycelia of two unlike types; both. of which must
`par'tici~ate in- the sexual process. Cf: homothallic (def.
`1). 2. ilioecious. (1900-05; HETERO- 7 THALLIC] -hetl•
`er•O•thalllism, n.
`het•er•O•tO•Pi•a (hetlar a toipe -a), n. Patho·l. 1. mis(cid:173)
`placement or displacement, as "tlf an organ. 2. the for(cid:173)
`mation of tissue in a .part where its presence is abnor(cid:173)
`[ < NL; see
`mal. Also, het•er•Ot•O•PY (hetla rotla pe).
`-:-het•OI"•O;tOp•iC (hetfar a ·toplik),
`HETERO-,. TOP-, -lA]
`hetler•Ot'O•POUS, adj.
`het•er•O•trich (het'ar a trik), n. any ciliate of the
`suborder Heterotricha, having t~1e body covered uni(cid:173)
`formly with-short cilia. [ < NL Heterotricha name of the
`-het•er•Ot•ri·chous
`-TRICHA]
`order. See "·fiE'l'ERO-,
`(hetla roltra kas), adj.
`het•er•O•troph chet'ar a trof', .-trof!), n. Bioi. an or(cid:173)
`ganism requiring organic compounds for its principal
`source of food. Cf; autotroph. [1895-1900; HETERO- +
`-TROPH)
`het•!!r•O•troph•ic (lietlar a troflik, -tro'fik), adj. Bio.{.
`capable of utilizing only organic materials as a source of
`food. (1890--95; HETERO- + -TROPHIC]
`het•er•O•tYP•iC ("hetlar a tiplik), adj. Biol. of or per(cid:173)
`taining to . the first or reductional division ih m~iosis.
`[1885-90;
`Also, hetler•o•typ'i·cal. Cf homeotypic.
`HETERO- + -TYPIC]
`the
`het•er•O•Zy•go•sis (hetla ro zi go'sis), n. ·Biol.
`state of being a heterozygote. [1900-.05; HETERO- + zY(cid:173)
`GOSIS]
`het•t;!r•o•zy<gote (het'ar a zrtgot, -zig'ot), n. Genetics.
`a hybrid containing genes for two unlike· forms of a
`characteristic, and therefore no,t breeding true to type.
`(1900...()5; HETERO- + ZYGOTE]
`het•er·o··zy•gous (het'ar a zi'gas), adj. Bioi. 1. hav(cid:173)
`ing dissimilar pairs of genes for any hereditary charac.:.
`teristic. 2. of or per~a,ining to a ~eterozygote. Also, het•
`er•O•ZY•80t•iC (het'a ro zi gotlik). (1900-.05;. HETERO- +
`Gk zyg6s, adj. der\v. of zyg6n yolk; see -ous] .,..-het•er•O•
`zy•go_S•i•ty (het'e ro zl gos'i te), n.'
`
`4.
`rnethoU
`proach is im,pract;ic,tl.
`gument. 6.
`< NL heuristicus, equiv.
`discover +· L ·:..isticus
`Heusller aJIIoy
`;:;~z~s thl!~Yf? ~'·"-'.~'=""no'"e
`rad Heusler, 19th-century
`chemist]
`he•Ve•a (he'v<\ ;>), n. See
`NL < F heve, perh. < an
`Guiana]
`He•ve'li•an hallo (ha vil.ll~
`with an angular tadius of 9{Y
`aroUnd the sun or the moon,
`reflection and refraction of
`[after J. HEvELius; see clAN]
`He•ve~li,us (ha viille
`nes (Johann Hewel or
`tronomer:- charted the
`four comets. 2. a
`the face of the moon:
`(he've
`H.e•ve•S!f
`1885-1966, Hungarian
`hew (hyoo or, often,
`hew•ing. -v.t. 1. to
`or other cutting i"1 1stru1ment:
`shape, smooth, etc., with
`sage through the crowd; ta
`3. to sever (a part) from a
`blows (usually fol. by
`hew branches from the
`hew wood; ~rees hewed
`strike with cutting
`each time. 6. to uphold,
`ally fol. by to); to hew
`[bef. 900; ME
`party.
`to
`ON hgggva; <ikin
`-h8w'o-r~. n.
`-Syn. 1. See cut. 2.
`See Department
`HEW•
`Welfaroo.
`hew'ers of wood' and·
`performerS of menial tasks.
`Hew•ish (hyoolish or,
`1924, British astronomer:
`for physics 1974.
`Hew•lett .(l,yoo'lit or,
`1861-1923, English
`(hyoon
`hewn
`roughly shaped by
`surface:. hewn stone.
`hex' (heks), v. t. 1. to
`He was accused of he:c;ing
`they suddenly stopped giving
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`log', -log!, homla-), n,. homologue.
`hO•fTlOI•O•gate (ha mol' a ga.tl, h5-), v.t.: -gat·ed, -gat•
`lng. 1. to approve; confirm or ratify. 2. to reg~ster (a
`specific make of automobile in general production) so as
`to tD.ake it eligible for international racing c-Ompetition.
`[1635-45; < ML homologatus (ptp. of·hom0 logare < Gk
`homologein to d.gree to, allow); see -ATE 1]
`-ho•m"OIIo.
`galtion~ n.
`ho•mo•log•i•cal .. (h51ma lojli kal, hom'a-), ,;dj. ho(cid:173)
`mologous. Also, hotmo·loglic. [1840-50; HOMOLO.G(Y) +
`-teAL] ---holmo•loglj.cai·IY, adv.
`·
`ho·mOI·O·gize (ha moJia jlz', ho-), v., -glzed, -glz•ing.
`-v.t. 1. to make or show to be homologous. -v.i. 2. to
`be homologous; correspond. A~so, esp. Brit., ho•mol'o·
`(1710-20; HOMOLOG(OUS) + -IZE)
`gisel.
`,-hO•mOiiO•
`glz>":er. n.
`ho•mol•o•gous (ha mol' a gas, h6-), adj. 1. having the
`same or a similar relation; corresponding, as in relative
`position or structur~. 2. correspor.lding in structure and
`in. origin, but not necessarily in function:.. The wing of a
`bird and the foreleg of a horse are _homologaus. 3. hav(cid:173)
`ing the same allele;s ~or genes in the same order of ar(cid:173)
`rangement: homologous chromosomes. 4. Chem. of the
`same chemical type, but differing by a fixed increment of
`an atom or a constant group of atoms: Methyl and ethyl
`alcohols are hom-ologous. 5. Immunol. pertaining to an
`[1650-60; < ML
`antigen and its specific antibody.
`homologus < Gk hom6logos agreeing, equiv. to homp(cid:173)
`HOMO- + -logos proportional, equiv:. to log- (s. of lOgos
`proportion; see LOGOS) + -os -ous]
`·
`(hom'a Ia graflik), a<U.
`hom•O•IO•graph•ic
`repre(cid:173)
`like proportions. Also, ·homalo(cid:173)
`senting parts with
`graphic. (1860-65; var. of HOMALOGRAPHIC)
`an equal(cid:173)
`homolographlic projecltion, Cartog.
`area projection in which the proportion between regions
`of unequal area is correctly shown. Also called Moll(cid:173)
`weld!> projection. [1860-65]
`ho•mo•logue (holma log'; -log', hom'a-), n. 1. some(cid:173)
`thing homologous. 2. Chern." any member of a homqlo(cid:173)
`gous series of organic compounds:' Ethane is a homo(cid:173)
`logue of the alkane series. Also, homolog. [1840-50; <
`F < Gk hom6logon, neut. of hom6logos HOMOLOGous]
`ho;mo•IO•gu•me.na
`(h6'mo Ia goo'ma na, -gy;\ol.),
`n. (used with a singular v.) the books in the New Testa(cid:173)
`ment generally held as authoritatiVe and~ canonical by
`the early church. Also, ho•mo•lo·gou•me•na (holmo la(cid:173)
`goo'ma na). Cf. antllegomena. [ < Gk homologoumena,
`neut pl. pass. prp. of homologein to agree to, alloW; see
`HOMOLOGOUS]
`(ha mol'a je, ho-), n., pl. -gies. 1. the
`ho•moi•O•gy
`state of being homologous; homologous relation or corre(cid:173)
`spondence. 2. Biol. a. a fundamental simila~ty based
`on common descent. b. a structural similarity of two
`segments of one animal based on a common developmen(cid:173)
`tal origin. 3. Chem. the similarity of organic-compounds
`of a series in which each member differs from its adja(cid:173)
`cent cmnpounds by a fixed inc:r:ement, as ·by CH2. 4.
`Math. a classification of figures acCording to certain
`[1650-60; < Gk homologia
`topological properties.
`agreement, equiv. to hom6log(os) HOMOLOGOUS + -ia
`-Y')
`ho·mol'o·sine projecltion (ha mol'a sin, -s.in', h5-),
`Cartog; an equal-area projection of the world, distorting
`ocean areas in order to minimize the distortion of the
`Continents. (1920-25; HOMOLO(GRAPHIC) + SINE')
`ho•mo•mor•phic (hO'ma m6rlfik, hom'<>-), adj. Math.
`pertaining to two sets that are relateP. by a homomor(cid:173)
`phism. (1865-70; HOMO- + -MORPHIC)
`ho•mo•mor•phism
`(holma morlfiz am, hom'a-), n.
`1. Biol. ~orrespondence in form or externaL appearance
`but not in type of structure or origin. 2. Bot. ppssession
`of perfect flowers of only one kind. 3. Zool. resemblance
`between the young and. the adult. 4. Math .. an into map
`between two sets that preserves relations between ele(cid:173)
`(1865-70; HOMO- +
`ments. Also, holmo•mortphy.
`-MORP~ + -ISM] -hotmo•morlphous. adj.
`hom•o•nid (homla nid), n. Anthropol. hominid.
`hom•O•nym ·(homla nim), n.
`1.. homophonec (def. 1).
`2. a word the same as another iri sound a'nd spelling but
`different in meaning, as chase !tto pursue'" and chase "to
`ornament metal." 3. (loosely)' homograph. 4. a name(cid:173)
`sake. 5. Biol. a name given to a species or· genus that
`has been assigned to a different species or genus and
`that is therefore rejected. [1635-45; < L homonymum
`< Gk hom6nymon, neut. of homOny,mos HOMONYMOUS]
`-homto-nym'ic. adj. -homt.o.nymli•ty. n.
`-Syn. 1, .2. 3. HOMONYM, HOMOPHONE, and HOMO-
`GRAPH designate words that are identical to other words
`in spelling or pronunciation, or both, whily 'differi~g
`from them in meaning and usually in ori~n .. HoMo(cid:173)
`PI:fONES are words that sound alike, whether or not they
`are spelled differently. The words pear ''fruit," 'pare "cut
`off," and pair utwo of a kihd" are HOMOPHONES that are
`4ifferent in spelling; bear ·~carry; support" and bear "an(cid:173)
`imal" are HOMOPHONEs· that. are spelled alike. HoMO(cid:173)
`GRAPHS are words that are spelled identically but may or
`may not share a pronunciation. Spruce •c•tree" and SP.ruce
`"neat" .are HOMOGRAPHS, but so are row (rO) !tline" and
`row (rou) "fight" as well as sewer (sOO'ar) "conduit for
`waste" and sewer (sOlar) "person who sews." HOMONYMS
`are, in the strictest sense, both HOMOPHONES and HOMO(cid:173)
`GRAPHS, alike in spelling and pronunciation, as the two
`forms bear. HoMONYM, however, is used mor.e fr:equently
`than HOMOPJ:IONE, a. technical term, when referririg to
`words with the, same pronunciation without regard to
`spelling. HOMONYM is also used as a synonym of HOMO-
`
`CONCISE E'rYMOt.OGY KEY: <, descended or borrowed from; >,
`whence; b., blend of, blende'd; c., co nate_ with; ~f. compare; deriv.,
`derivative; equiv., equivalent; imit., imitative; obi., oblique; r., re(cid:173)
`placing; s., stem; sp., spelling, spelled; resp., respelling, respelled;
`trans., translation; ?, origfn unknown; •, unattested; :j:, probably
`earUer than. See the full key inside the front cover.
`
`GRAPH. Thus, it has taken on a broac;ler scope than either
`of the other two terms and is often the term of choice in
`a nontechnical context.
`'
`ho•mon•li•mous (ha mania mas, ho-), adj. of the na(cid:173)
`ture ofhomonyrrls; having the same·name. [16~5-25; <
`L ho_m~nymus < Gk homOnymos. of;the same name,
`equiv. to hom(o)- HOMO- + -Onymos· named, adj: -d~riv.
`of6nyma hame, -ONYM (for vowel lengthening-see ANON(cid:173)
`YMOUs); .see -ous] -ho•monly•mous•IY. adv.
`homonlymous construcltion, Gram.
`I) construc(cid:173)
`tion that consists of the same morphemes in the same
`order as those of another construction, as Flying planes
`can be dangerous, in which planes in one construction is
`the object of flyir<g, and in another the subject of can; a
`terminal string of formatives having two or mo:J?e struc(cid:173)
`tural descriptions.
`(ha man'a me, ho-), n. homonymous
`ho•mon•Y•mY
`state. [1545-55; < LL homonymia < Gk homonyinia,
`equiv. to homOnym(os) HOMONYMOUS + -ia -r] · ·
`H~·mO~OU•Si•an (holmo OO'se an, -ou' -, homJo-)., n.
`l. a member af, a 4th-century A.D. church party t!Iat
`maintained that the essence or substance of the Father
`and the Son is the same (opposed to Heteroousian).
`-adj. 2. of or pertaining to the Homoo~~sians or their
`[1555-65; < LGk homoousi(os) of .the saine
`doctrine.
`substance (Gk hom(o)- HOMO- + ousi(a) substance,
`essence + -os adj. suffix) + -AN] -Hotmo-oulsi•an•
`ism~ n.
`ho•mo•phile (holma fl]!), n. 1. a homosexual. -adj.
`2. advocating or supportive of the interests, civil rights,
`and welfare 'of homosexuals; gay: a homophile activist
`organization. [1955-60; HOMO- + -PHILE, on the model
`of HOMOSEXUAL]
`ho,mo•phobe (h51ma fob'), n. a person who fears or
`hates homosexuals and homosexuality.
`[HOMO(SEXUAL)
`+ -PHOBE)
`ho•mO•PhO•bi•a (holma folbe a), n. unreasoning fear
`of or antipathy toward hom9sexuals and homosexuality.
`(1955-60; HOMO(SEXUAL) + -PHOBIA) -holmo•pholbic;
`adj.
`hom•o•phone (hom'a fon', hOima-), n. 1. Phonet. a
`word. pronounced the same as another but d~ffering in
`meaning, ·whether spelled the same way or not, as heir
`and air. 2. a written element that represents the same
`spoken unit as· another, as ks, a homophone of x in Eng(cid:173)
`lish. [1615-25; back formation from HOMOPHONous]
`-Syn. See homonym.
`hom•o•phon•ic (hom'a fonlik, hO'ma-), adj. 1. ha¥(cid:173)
`ing the same sound. 2. Music. having one part or mel(cid:173)
`ody predominating (opposed to polyphonic). [1875-80; <
`Gk homophon(os) (see HOMOPHONOUS) + -rc] -homlo.
`phonli-cai•IY. adv.
`identical in
`ho•moph•o•nous (ha mafia nas, ho-), adj.
`pronunciation. [17 45-55; < Gk hom6phonos ofthe same
`sound; see HOMO-, PHON-, -ousJ
`ho•moph•o•nY (ha mafia ne, ho-), n. 1. the quality or
`state of being homophonic.
`2. homophonic music.
`[1770-80; < Gk homophOnia unison, equiv. to hom6-
`phi5n(os) HOMOPHONOUS + -ia -Y 3
`ho•mop•la•SY
`(ha moplla se, ho'ma plasle, -pliVse,
`hom'a-), n~ Biol. correspondence in·form or structure,
`[1865-70; HOMO- ·+
`owing to a similar environment.
`-PLASY] -ho•mo•plas•tic (ho'ma plasltik, hom'a-), adj.
`ho•mo·ploid (hO'ma'ploidl, !iom'a-), adj. Genetics. of
`an organism or a cell whose set of chromosomes exhibits
`the same degree of ploidy as an organism or cell .with
`which it is compared.
`ho•mO•PO•Iar (h51ma pollar, hom'a-), adj. Chern. 1.
`of uniform polarity; not separated or changed into ions;
`not polar in activity. 2. Elect. unipolar (def. 1). [1880-
`85; H.OMO, + POLAR.]
`-hO•mO•PO•Iar•i•ty (holma po(cid:173)
`larli te, hom'~-). n.
`(ho'ma pol'a mar, hom'a-), n.
`ho•mO•POI•y•mer
`Chern. a polymer consisting of a sirigle species of mono(cid:173)
`mer, as polyadenylic acid or polyglutainic acid. [1945-
`50; HOMO- + POLYMER]
`..,_
`ho•mOp•ter•an (ha mop/tar an, M-), adj. 1. homop-
`d'
`h
`terous. -n. 2. a homopterous insect. (1835-45; see HO-
`MOPTEROUS, -AN]
`::---- O•mUni.CU•Iar~ a }.
`ho•mop•ter•OUS (ha mopltar as, h5-), adj. belonging· hom•Y (hii'me), adj., hortl·i·er,
`or pertaining to the Homoptera, an order of inSects h~n (hun), n. InfOrmal. honey
`closely related to the hemipterous insect~ (in some clas-.
`ened form of HONEY}
`sif.ications a s~border o~ He~ipter~) but_ having m~m- Hon., l.Honorable. :2.
`branous forewings and hind wings, Including the. aph1ds,
`cicadas, leafhoppers, planthoppers, and scale insects. hon.,
`[1820-30; < NL Homopter(a) (neut. pl. of homopterus <
`ary. ,
`Gk hom6pteros) + -ous. See HOMO-, -PTEROUS]
`Ho•nan (holnanl; Chin.
`ho•mor•gan•ic (l).olmor ganlik, homlor-), adj, Phone!. Henan. 2> (usually l.c.)
`(of two or more speech sounds) having the same place of made from the filaments of the
`articulation, ·as p, b, and. m, which are all bilabial.
`trous fabric simulating pongee
`(1850-55; HOM(O)-· + ORGANIC)
`other thaiJ.' silk.
`Ho·mo sa•pi•ens (hO'mo sa'pe anz), 1. (italics) the hon•cho (honlch5), n.,
`sPecies of bipedal prirhates to which inodern humans. be-
`leader, esp. an assertive
`lo'ng, characterized by a brain ca'}Jadty averaging 1400 cc
`ize, supervise, or be
`(85 cubic in.) and by dependenCe upon language and the honcho the ·new Project.
`creation and utilization Of complex tOols. 2. humankind.
`or .~roup lea?et, ~quiv. to
`Chm ban) + :.:cho eldest, chief
`[1795-1'805; < NL: rational man]
`Ho/mo sa/piens sa/piens,
`the subspecies of the
`zhang)]
`Hond., HOnduras.
`genus Homo in Which modern humans are classifiep..
`an eye
`ho•mo•sce•das•tic
`(ho'ma si ,dasltik, hom'a-), adj. hon•da
`(honlda), n.
`Statis~ics. having the same variance. [1900-05; HOMO-
`through which the other end is
`+ Gk skedastikOs a:ble to ·disperse, equiv. to skedast(6s)
`[1885-90, Amer.; <
`noose, etc.
`dispersable (verbid of skedannjnai. to scatter. ·disperse) perh. akin to Gk sphendOnC]
`+ -ikos -rc]
`Hon•dO (honldo; for J also
`ho•mo•sex•U•al
`(ho'ma seklshoo . al or, esp. Brit., 6nld6), n. 1. Honshu. 2.
`-sekslyOO-), adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or exhibiting ·ho-
`temala along the bOrder
`mosexuality. 2. of, pertaining to, or noting the same
`ibbean Sea. 150 mi. (240
`sex. -n. 3. a homosexual person. [1890-95; HOMO- + Hon•du•ras (lion do6rlas,
`1. a renuhlir in NR (~.., ........ .,,
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`monocyte
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`molecular structure containing one ring.
`MONO- + CYCLIC) -mon.lo.,cylcJy, n.
`mon•O•Cyte (morila sftl), n. Cell Bioi.
`a large; cir(cid:173)
`culating white blood cell, formed in bone marrow and in
`t~e spleen, that ingests large foreign particles and cell
`[1910-15; MONO- +
`debris.
`-mtm'•o-cyt-ic
`-CYTE]
`(monla sit!ik), adj. -monJo.cyltoid, adj.
`Mo•nod (rna nol), n. Jacques (zhak), 1910-76, French
`chemist: Nobel prize 1965.
`·
`·
`mon•O•dac•tY•Ious (monla dakltl as), adj. Zoo!. hav(cid:173)
`ing only one digit or claw. Also, monJo-dacltyl. [1820-
`30; < Gk monodiiktylos one-fingered, one-toed .. See
`-monlo•dacftyl•iSm,: monlo•
`MONO-,
`-DACTYLOUS]
`dactty-ly, n.
`mo•nOd•iC
`. of or relating to
`(rna nodtik), adj. Music .
`monody. [1810-20; < Gk mon6idik6s. See MONODY, -!C]
`-mo•nodli-cal-ly, adv.
`mo•nod•O•motis
`living as. a
`(rna nod' a rna~). adj.
`community in a single .nest, as certain ant cqlonie~. Cf.
`polydomous. [MONO- +' Gk d6m(os) house + -qus]
`mon•O•dra•ma
`(mon'a dr8/ma, -dramta), n.
`a .dra(cid:173)
`matic piece for only one performer. [1785-95; MONO- +
`-mon•o•dra•mat•ic (monla dra matfik), adj.
`DRAMA]
`-monJo·dram'a·tist, n.
`ITiOn•O•dy (mont a de), n., pl. -dies. 1. a Greek ode
`sung by a single voice, as in a tragedy; lament. 2. a
`poem in which the pcet or speaker laments another's
`death; threnody. 3. Music. a. a style of composition in
`which one part or melody predominates; homophony, as
`distinguished from polyphony .. b. a piece in this style. c.
`[1580-90; < LL monodia < Gk
`monophony (def. 1).
`moni5idia a solo, monody, equiv. to mon6id(6s) singjng
`alone (see MON-, ODE) + -ia -Y3
`-mon•O•dist (mon'a(cid:173)
`dist), n.
`mO•noe•cious (m;> n<Vshas), adj. 1. Biol. having both
`melle ant;! female organs in the same individual; herma(cid:173)
`phroditic. 2. Bot. (of a plant, species, etc.) having the
`stamens and the pistils in separate flowers on the same
`[1755-65; < NL (Linnaeus)
`plant. Also, moneC:ious.
`Monoeci(a) name of the group comprising monoecious
`plants (equiv. to Gk mon- MON- + ofk(os) house + NL
`-ia -IA) + -ous] -mo•noe'cious•IY, adv. -mo•noe'·
`cism (me nefsjz em), mo•noefcy, n.
`
`]
`
`mOn•O•eS•ter
`a siJ?.gle e~­
`(mon'O esltar), n.. Chern..
`terified polybasic acid. (1925-30; MONO- + ESTERj
`mon•oes•trous (mon es'tras, -e'stras), adj. mones(cid:173)
`tro:us.
`mon•O•fil•a•ment
`1. A,lso,
`(monla fiJia rnailt), n.
`mon·o·fil (mon'a til<): a single, generally larg~ fi~ament
`of synthetic fiber. Cf. multifilament (def. 2) .. ~adj. 2.
`made of such a_ filament: a monofilament fishing line.
`(1945-50; MONO- + FILAMENT]
`.
`mon•O•gam•iC
`(mon'a gam.lik), adj. monogamou::;.
`(1830-40; MONOGAM(Y) + -IC]
`mo•nOg•a•mist
`a person who
`(rna nog'a mist), n.
`practices or advocates monogamy.
`[1645-50; MONO(cid:173)
`GAM(Y) + -IST] -mo•nogJa.misftic, adj.
`mo•nog•a•mous (rna nog'a mas), adj.
`.1. practicing or
`adv;ocating monogamy. 2. of·or p~rtaining tO monog(cid:173)
`amy. Also, monogamic .. [1760-70; < LL monogamus <
`Gk_ mon6gamos marrying only once. . See MONO-,
`-mo•nogfa·mous·IY, adv.
`-mo•nog'a·
`-GAMous]
`mous•ness, n.
`(rn:a nog'a me),'-~. ' 1. marriage with
`mo•nog•a•mY
`only one person at a time. Cf. bigamy, polygamy. 2.
`Zoo!. the practice of having only one mate. 3. the prac(cid:173)
`ti~e of marrying only once during life. Gf. digamy,
`[1605-15; < LL monogamia < Gk mon0gamia. See
`MONO-, -GAMY]
`mon•O•ge•ne•an (mon'a j~fne an), n. any trematode
`of the order Mohogenea, mostly ectoparasites· on fish,
`amphibians, and turtles. · [1955-60; < NL Monogene(a)
`order name (equiv. to Gk mono- MONO- + geneft race,
`generation; see MONOGENETIC) + -AN]
`mon•O•gen•e•sis (mon'a jen'a sis), n. 1. the hypo(cid:173)
`thetical descent of' the human race f'rom a single pair of
`individuals. 2. BioL the hypothetical descent of all liv(cid:173)
`from a _single cell. Also, mo•nog•e•ny
`ing _ things
`(rna, nojla ne). [1860-65; MONO- + -GENESIS]
`mon•O•ge•net•ic (mon'O ja netlik}, adj. 1. of or per(cid:173)
`taining to monogenesis; monogenous·. 2. (of certain
`trematode worms) having only on~ gener~tion .in t_he ljfe
`cycle, without an
`intermediate asexual ge:Qeration.
`(1870-75; MONO- + GENETIC]
`mon•O•gen•iC (monla jentik), adj. 1. Bioi, beariri/{ei~
`ther only males or only f'emales. 2. Genetics.. pettaining
`
`i:I'YMOLOGY KEY: <, descended or borrowed from; >,
`CONCISE
`whence; b., blend of: blended; c., cogriate with; cf., compare;' deiiv.,
`derivative;. equiv., ,'equivalent; imit., imitative; obi., oblique; r., re(cid:173)
`placing; li'·• stem; sp., spelling, spelled; resp., reSp~lling, respelled;
`~~~fu;~ ~hari~S~~nihZ' fufl~~y j~~d~~h~ iro~~a;~~~~~d; t, probably
`
`inonogenetic.
`
`]
`
`to a character controlled by one pair of genes. [1855-60;
`MONO- + -GEN or -GEN(Y) or GENE + ~IC) -monto ..
`gen'i•cai•IY, adv.
`"
`mo•nog•e•nism (rna noj'a niz'am), n. the theory that
`the h_uman race has d~scended ~rom a single pair of in(cid:173)
`dividuals or a single aricestraJ type. (1860-65; MONO· +
`-GEN + -ISM] -mo-nog'e·nist, n.
`-mo•nogte.nis'·
`'
`tic, aqj.
`mo~nog•e•nous (rna nojfa nas), adj.
`(1855-'60; MONO- + -GENOUS]
`mon•O•glot (monta glotl), adj.
`l. knowing only one
`lang1,1age; monolingual: monoglot travelers. 2. composed
`in only one language. -n. 3. a person with a knowl(cid:173)
`edge of only one language. [1820-30; MONO- + -GLOT]
`mon•O•j;tlyc•er•ide
`(monla glis;a ridl, -ar id), n.
`<;:~em. , az:t ester obtained from glycerol by