Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heterospecies

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: het-erospecies
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Related to two separate species (in any sense)

Example Sentences

"In a later attempt, the β-subunit of hCG was paired with the α-subunit of ovine LH to produce a heterospecies dimer, which was then linked to tetanus toxoid or to diphtheria toxoid and adsorbed on alum with the sodium pthalyl derivative of lipopolysacaride (SPLPS) as an adjuvant [22 ]."

Etymology

From hetero- + species.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: hetero

Questions

What does heterospecies mean?: Related to two separate species (in any sense)
Where does heterospecies come from?: From hetero- + species.

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