| ADJECTIVE | all | heterogeneous, heterogenous | consisting of elements that are not of the same kind or nature |
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| all | heterogeneous, heterogenous | originating outside the body |
| Sounds | hheh.terahjhiy'nyahs | |
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| Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... | |
| Meaning | Consisting of elements that are not of the same kind or nature. | |
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| Example | "the population of the United States is vast and heterogeneous" | |
| Synonym | heterogenous | |
| Narrower | assorted, miscellaneous, mixed, motley, sundry | consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds |
| disparate | Including markedly dissimilar / dissimilar elements | |
| inhomogeneous, nonuniform | not homogeneous | |
| See also | different | Unlike in nature or quality or form or degree |
| diversified | Having variety of character or form or components | |
| varied | Characterized by variety | |
| Opposite | homogeneous, homogenous | All of the same or similar / similar kind or nature |
| Spanish | diverso, heterogéneo | |
| Catalan | heterogeni | |
| Nouns | heterogeneity, heterogeneousness | the quality of being diverse and not comparable / comparable in kind |
| Meaning | originating outside the body. | |
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| Synonym | heterogenous | |
| Opposite | autogenous, autogenic | originating within the body |
| Spanish | heterogéneo | |
| Catalan | heterogeni | |
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