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adj
Able to react immunologically with material from another species.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Antonyms: homophile, homophil
adj
Heterosexual.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, not-comparable
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noun
A heterophilic antibody.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: immunology, medicine, sciences
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Antonyms: homophile, homophil
noun
A heterosexual person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
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History
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.
