het — che·che·het; het·er·aki·dae; het·er·a·kis; het·er·an·drous; het·er·an·gi·um; het·er·an·the·ra; het·er·atomic; het·er·auxesis; het·er·axial; het·er·ism; het·er·i·za·tion; het·ero·agglutinin; het·ero·autotroph; het·ero·autotrophic; het·ero·auxin;… … English syllables
het|er|o|gen|e|sis — «HEHT uhr uh JEHN uh sihs», noun. = alternation of generations. (Cf. ↑alternation of generations) … Useful english dictionary
het|er|o|kar|y|o|sis — «HEHT uhr oh KAR ee OH suhs», noun. the condition of having or forming heterokaryons … Useful english dictionary
het|er|o|mor|pho|sis — «HEHT uhr uh mr FOH sihs», noun, plural ses « seez». Zoology. the replacement or substitution of one organ or lost part by another organ or new part that is different from the part that has been removed or is in an abnormal position … Useful english dictionary
het|er|o|sis — «HEHT uh ROH sihs», noun. Genetics. an increase in vigor of growth, fertility, size, or other characteristics, resulting from crossbreeding; hybrid vigor. ╂[< New Latin heterosis < Greek hetérōsis alteration < héteros another, different] … Useful english dictionary
het|er|o|zy|go|sis — «HEHT uhr uh zy GOH sihs», noun. = heterozygosity. (Cf. ↑heterozygosity) … Useful english dictionary
heterokaryosis — het·ero·kary·o·sis … English syllables
heterolysis — het·er·ol·y·sis … English syllables
heterokaryosis — het·ero·kary·o·sis also het·ero·cary·o·sis .kar ē ō səs n the condition of having cells that are heterokaryons * * * het·ero·kary·o·sis (het″ər o kar″e oґsis) [heterokaryon + osis] 1. the formation of heterokaryons. 2. the state… … Medical dictionary
heterozygosis — het·ero·zy·go·sis .het ə rō (.)zī gō səs n, pl go·ses .sēz 1) a union of genetically dissimilar gametes forming a heterozygote 2) HETEROZYGOSITY * * * het·ero·zy·go·sis (het″ər o zi goґsis) formation of a zygote by union of gametes of… … Medical dictionary