hetero
- other
- /ˈhɛtərəʊ/
- Specialized
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- In chemistry, a heteroatom refers to any atom in a molecule that is not carbon or hydrogen.
And so the bond distances between normal and hetero atoms are not usually that different.
- And so the bond distances between normal and hetero atoms are not usually that different.
Examples
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Well, suppose you have ACX double bond and X is some hetero atom like oxygen or nitrogen, right?
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And when the hetero atom is sulphur, we have thioesters.
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And so again, we make these bulk hetero junction systems.
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And so the bond distances between normal and hetero atoms are not usually that different.
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So quite literally, it's, you know, law or rule by by another heteros means other.
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Or sometimes you'll see the term heterodox hetero just means other.
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The study of heterogeneous catalysts reveals how they differ from homogeneous ones in reaction mechanisms.
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In biology, a heterozygous organism has two different alleles for a particular gene.
Synonyms
A word part that means other or different in medical and scientific words
Used in scientific words to show there are different kinds
Compounds
- Offensive
A belief that puts heterosexual people above and treats LGBTQ+ people unfairly
Surface Forms
Etymology
Hetero- is a prefix from an old Greek word heteros meaning 'different' or 'other', and you can see it in heterogeneous and heterosexual. So hetero- is used to show that parts are different or that something involves the 'other' kind.
