The Meaning of het

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Heteroclite

n.
A word which is irregular or anomalous either in declension or conjugation, or which deviates from ordinary forms of inflection in words of a like kind; especially, a noun which is irregular in declension.

Heteroclite

n.
Any thing or person deviating from the common rule, or from common forms.

Heteroclitic

a.
Alt. of Heteroclitical

Heteroclitical

a.
Deviating from ordinary forms or rules; irregular; anomalous; abnormal.

Heteroclitous

a.
Heteroclitic.

Heterocyst

n.
A cell larger than the others, and of different appearance, occurring in certain algae related to nostoc.

Heterodactyl

a.
Heterodactylous.

Heterodactyl

n.
One of the Heterodactylae.

Heterodactylae

n. pl.
A group of birds including the trogons.

Heterodactylous

a.
Having the first and second toes turned backward, as in the trogons.

Heterodont

a.
Having the teeth differentiated into incisors, canines, and molars, as in man; -- opposed to homodont.

Heterodont

n.
Any animal with heterodont dentition.

Heterodox

a.
Contrary to, or differing from, some acknowledged standard, as the Bible, the creed of a church, the decree of a council, and the like; not orthodox; heretical; -- said of opinions, doctrines, books, etc., esp. upon theological subjects.

Heterodox

a.
Holding heterodox opinions, or doctrines not orthodox; heretical; -- said of persons.

Heterodox

n.
An opinion opposed to some accepted standard.

Heterodoxal

a.
Not orthodox.

Heterodoxy

n.
An opinion or doctrine, or a system of doctrines, contrary to some established standard of faith, as the Scriptures, the creed or standards of a church, etc.; heresy.

Heterodromous

a.
Having spirals of changing direction.

Heterodromous

a.
Moving in opposite directions; -- said of a lever, pulley, etc., in which the resistance and the actuating force are on opposite sides of the fulcrum or axis.

Heterogamous

a.
The condition of having two or more kinds of flowers which differ in regard to stamens and pistils, as in the aster.
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