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There are 11 twelve-letter words beginning with HETEROG

HETEROGAMETE	• heterogamete n. Either of a pair of conjugating gametes that differ in structure or behaviour, such as the spermatozoon and the ovum. • HETEROGAMETE n. male and female sex cells are different.
HETEROGAMETY	• heterogamety n. (Biology) The production of gametes of different ploidy by an individual of one sex of an organism. • HETEROGAMETY n. the state of being heterogametic.
HETEROGAMIES	• heterogamies n. Plural of heterogamy. • HETEROGAMY n. the process of fertilization in plants by an indirect or circuitous method.
HETEROGAMOUS	• heterogamous adj. (Botany) in which the stamens and pistils are not present in every flower; i.e. there are male and female flowers. • heterogamous adj. (Biology) characterized by alternating generations of a parthenogenetic and sexual nature. • heterogamous adj. (Biology) involving heterogametes in the reproductive process.
HETEROGENIES	• heterogenies n. Plural of heterogeny. • HETEROGENY n. spontaneous or alternate generation, also HETEROGENESIS.
HETEROGENOUS	• heterogenous adj. (Genetics) derived from a different individual or species. • heterogenous adj. Alternative spelling of heterogeneous. • HETEROGENOUS adj. originating outside the body.
HETEROGONIES	• heterogonies n. Plural of heterogony. • HETEROGONY n. the condition of having two or more kinds of flowers, different as to the length of their stamens and pistils.
HETEROGONOUS	• heterogonous adj. (Botany) Characterized by heterogony. • HETEROGONOUS adj. reproducing both sexually and asexually.
HETEROGRAFTS	• heterografts n. Plural of heterograft. • HETEROGRAFT n. a graft of tissue between individuals of different species, a xenograft.
HETEROGRAPHY	• heterography n. (Countable) An incorrect spelling; a spelling different from accepted spelling. • heterography n. (Uncountable) Spelling in which a particular letter represents more than one possible sound. • HETEROGRAPHY n. incorrect spelling.
HETEROGYNOUS	• heterogynous adj. (Zoology) Having females very unlike the males in form and structure. • heterogynous adj. (Zoology) Having females of two different kinds, one sexual and the other abortive or neuter, as ants or bees. • HETEROGYNOUS adj. of ants, bees, etc., having two types of female, one fertile and the other infertile.

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