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Homologous   /hɑmˈɑləgəs/   Listen
Homologous

adjective
1.
Having the same evolutionary origin but not necessarily the same function.
2.
Corresponding or similar in position or structure or function or characteristics; especially derived from an organism of the same species.





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"Homologous" Quotes from Famous Books



... not dare to drug themselves with a centigramme of pharmaceutic caffeine, whereas they absorb each day gr. 5 and more, of its homologous constituents. ...
— The Healthy Life, Vol. V, Nos. 24-28 - The Independent Health Magazine • Various


Words linked to "Homologous" :   homological, autologous, biology, analogous, heterologous, homology, biological science, homologic


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