heteropolar

American

[het-er-uh-poh-ler] / ˌhɛt ər əˈpoʊ lər /

adjective

Chemistry.

polar.

heteropolar British

/ ˌhɛtərəʊpəʊˈlærɪtɪ, ˌhɛtərəʊˈpəʊlə /

adjective

a less common word for polar

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Other Word Forms

heteropolarity

noun

Etymology

Origin of heteropolar

First recorded in 1895–1900; hetero- + polar

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