Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heterophile

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: het-erophile
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Able to react immunologically with material from another species.

adj

Dated

noun

A heterophilic antibody.

noun

A heterosexual person.

Dated

Etymology

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.

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

heterophil (alternative) heterophiles (plural)

Derived Forms

heterophilic

Frequently Paired Words

heterogenetic heterologous

Antonyms

homophile homophil

Questions

What does heterophile mean?: Able to react immunologically with material from another species.
Where does heterophile come 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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