heterogenetic

[ het-uh-roh-juh-net-ik ]

/ ˌhɛt ə roʊ dʒəˈnɛt ɪk /

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adjective

of, relating to, or characterized by heterogenesis.

Nearby words

heterogeneous, heterogeneous nuclear rna, heterogeneous radiation, heterogeneous system, heterogenesis, heterogenetic, heterogenetic antigen, heterogenetic parasite, heterogenic, heterogenic enterobacterial antigen, heterogenote

Also het·er·o·gen·ic

[het-er-uh-jen-ik] /ˌhɛt ər əˈdʒɛn ɪk/.

Origin of heterogenetic

First recorded in 1870–75; hetero- + -genetic

Related forms

het·er·o·ge·net·i·cal·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for heterogenetic

The two heterogenetic generations are very different in the parasitic suctorial worms (trematodes).
The Wonders of Life|Ernst Haeckel
Another is the possibility of a descent by leaps, through a metamorphosis of germs or a heterogenetic generation.
The Theories of Darwin and Their Relation to Philosophy, Religion, and Morality|Rudolf Schmid

Medicine definitions for heterogenetic

heterogenetic

[ hĕt′ə-rō-jə-nĕt′ĭk ]

adj.

Relating to heterogenesis.

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