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hetero
1[ het-uh-roh ]
adjective
- Chemistry. of or relating to an atom other than carbon, particularly in a cyclic compound.
- Informal. heterosexual.
noun
- Informal. a heterosexual person.
hetero-
2- a combining form meaning “different,” “other,” used in the formation of compound words:
heterocyclic.
hetero
1/ ˈhɛtərəʊ /
hetero–
- A prefix that means “different” or “other,” as in heterophyllous, having different kinds of leaves.
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Example Sentences
That being said, it's sort of crazy that the two hot chicks end up sucking face for SO MUCH LONGER than any of the hetero couples.
The monogamous or safe-only gay man is a far safer bet than the unprotected hetero swinger.
Does he mean that the non-hetero-dyad family is a “political notion”?
Gays observe hetero-excitement over the lumbersexual with a weary eyeroll.
And the private “chapel” reportedly gives its newlyweds a conservative Christian CD with hetero-reinforcing marriage sermons.
Should you have any questions on self-hypnosis or hetero-hypnosis, I shall be pleased to answer you.
The view here given will be discussed in the chapter on hetero-styled plants.
Her sexual appetite had thus taken the normal direction under the influence of a hetero-sexual affection.
Even in hetero-hypnosis, the subject really controls the response to suggestions.
Even in hetero-hypnosis, where the hypnotist hypnotizes a subject, it is extremely rare.
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