heterogenetic

[ het-uh-roh-juh-net-ik ]
/ ˌhɛt ə roʊ dʒəˈnɛt ɪk /

adjective

of, relating to, or characterized by heterogenesis.

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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

OTHER WORDS FROM heterogenetic

het·er·o·ge·net·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby heterogenetic

heterogeneous, heterogeneous nuclear RNA, heterogeneous radiation, heterogeneous system, heterogenesis, heterogenetic, heterogenetic antigen, heterogenetic parasite, heterogenic, heterogenic enterobacterial antigen, heterogenote
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Medical definitions for heterogenetic

heterogenetic
[ hĕt′ə-rō-jə-nĕt′ĭk ]

adj.

Relating to heterogenesis.
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