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heterophile.

Able to react immunologically with material from another species.

11 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj

  1. Able to react immunologically with material from another species.

    not-comparable

  2. Heterosexual.

    dated · not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros)lbor. English hetero- Latin -philalbor. English -phile English heterophile From hetero- + -phile.

noun

  1. A heterophilic antibody.

  2. A heterosexual person.

    dated
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros)lbor. English hetero- Latin -philalbor. English -phile English heterophile From hetero- + -phile.

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