Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heterotopic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.61 in modern English

Syllables: het-ero-topic
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Occurring in an abnormal anatomical location.

adj

Occurring in different habitats.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros)lbor. English hetero- English -topic English heterotopic From hetero- + -topic.

Inflected Forms

more heterotopic (comparative) most heterotopic (superlative)

Derived Forms

heterotopically

Frequently Paired Words

heterotopia

Questions

What does heterotopic mean?: Occurring in an abnormal anatomical location.
Where does heterotopic come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros)lbor. English hetero- English -topic English heterotopic From hetero- + -topic.

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