heterogeneous
11heterogeneous — heterogeneously, adv. heterogeneousness, n. /het euhr euh jee nee euhs, jeen yeuhs/, adj. 1. different in kind; unlike; incongruous. 2. composed of parts of different kinds; having widely dissimilar elements or constituents: The party was… …
12heterogeneous — Comprising elements with various and dissimilar properties. * * * het·ero·ge·neous .het ə rə jē nē əs, .he trə , nyəs adj not uniform in structure or composition <tumors which have a heterogeneous composition by reason of structure and… …
13heterogeneous — adj. Heterogeneous is used with these nouns: ↑collection, ↑group, ↑population …
14heterogeneous — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. diverse, mixed, conglomerate; unlike, dissimilar. See difference, variegation. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. miscellaneous, variant, varied, nonhomogeneous, mingled, discordant, dissimilar,… …
15heterogeneous — het|e|ro|ge|ne|ous [ˌhetərəuˈdʒi:niəs US rou ] adj also het|e|rog|e|nous [ˌhetəˈrɔdʒənəs US ˈra: ] formal [Date: 1600 1700; : Medieval Latin; Origin: heterogeneus, from Greek, from hetero ( HETERO ) + genos type ] consisting of parts or members… …
16heterogeneous — het|er|o|ge|ne|ous [ ,hetərou dʒiniəs ] adjective FORMAL consisting of many different types of people or things: America has a very heterogeneous population. ─ opposite HOMOGENEOUS …
17heterogeneous — also het.e.roge.nous adjective formal consisting of parts or members that are very different from each other: a heterogeneous collection of buildings heterogeneity noun (U) heterogeneously adverb …
18heterogeneous — UK [ˌhetərəʊˈdʒiːnɪəs] / US [ˌhetəroʊˈdʒɪnɪəs] adjective formal consisting of many different types of people or things America has a very heterogeneous population …
19heterogeneous — a. comprising different parts or qualities; diverse. ♦ heterogeneity, n. ♦ heterogenesis, n. parthenogenesis; abiogenesis; alternation of generations. ♦ heterogenous, a. originating elsewhere; of different origin. ♦ heterogeny, n.… …
20Heterogeneous catalysis — is a chemistry term which describes catalysis where the catalyst is in a different phase (ie. solid, liquid and gas, but also oil and water) to the reactants. Heterogeneous catalysts provide a surface for the chemical reaction to take place on.… …
