- Heterotactous
- Heterotactous Het`er*o*tac"tous, a. (Biol.) Relating to, or characterized by, heterotaxy. [1913 Webster]
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Heterotactous
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heterotactous — See heterotactic. * * * … Universalium
heterotactous — het·er·o·tac·tous … English syllables
heterotactous — adjective see heterotactic … Useful english dictionary
heterotactic — /het euhr euh tak tik/, adj. of, pertaining to, or characterized by heterotaxis. Also, heterotactous, heterotaxic /het euhr euh tak sik/. [HETERO + Gk takt(ós) fixed, ordered, arranged (Compare TÁSSEIN to arrange) + IC] * * * … Universalium
heterotaxis — n. abnormality in arrangement. ♦ heterotactic, ♦ heterotactous, ♦ heterotaxic, a … Dictionary of difficult words
heterotaxis — [het΄ər ō tak′sis] n. [ModL < HETERO + Gr taxis, arrangement: see TAXIS] an abnormal position or arrangement, as of rock strata or organs of the body: also heterotaxia [het΄ər ō΄taksē ə, het΄ər ə taksē ə] or heterotaxy heterotactic [het΄ər… … English World dictionary
