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Heterology
Hetˊer-ol′o-gy
,Noun.
[
Hetero-
+ -logy
.] 1.
(Biol.)
The absence of correspondence, or relation, in type of structure; lack of analogy between parts, owing to their being composed of different elements, or of like elements in different proportions; variation in structure from the normal form; – opposed to homology.
2.
(Chem.)
The connection or relation of bodies which have partial identity of composition, but different characteristics and properties; the relation existing between derivatives of the same substance, or of the analogous members of different series;
as, ethane, ethyl alcohol, acetic aldehyde, and acetic acid are in
. Cf. heterology
with each other, though each in at the same time a member of a distinct homologous seriesHomology
. Definition 2024
heterology
heterology
English
Noun
heterology (countable and uncountable, plural heterologies)
- A lack of correspondence between parts that reflects a difference in origin.