heterogenous

adjective

het·​er·​og·​e·​nous ˌhe-tə-ˈrä-jə-nəs How to pronounce heterogenous (audio)

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Tensions also tend to rise as countries grow ever more heterogenous, whether through influxes of migrant workers seeking economic opportunity or record numbers of refugees fleeing conflict and persecution. Carla Koppell, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2021 However, Matthews and others found that the lava erupted near Grindavík is surprisingly heterogenous in composition, suggesting that instead of a big vat, it too was stored as discrete, isolated batches that might be mixed and tapped at different times during an eruption. Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 30 Sep. 2024 In fact, certain elements of the nation’s heterogenous business community were deeply unhappy about their new tax burdens. Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024 The country's cooking is heterogenous, but there are filaments that connect the different regions' ways of feeding themselves. Scott Hocker, theweek, 3 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for heterogenous 

Word History

Etymology

hetero- + -genous, probably as regularization of heterogeneous

First Known Use

1695, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of heterogenous was in 1695

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“Heterogenous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heterogenous. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.

Medical Definition

heterogenous

adjective
het·​er·​og·​e·​nous ˌhet-ə-ˈräj-ə-nəs How to pronounce heterogenous (audio)
1
: originating in an outside source
especially : derived from another species
heterogenous bone grafts
2

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