Webster's Dictionary 1913

1918

Hetairism

{ He‐tair″ism (?), Het″a‐rism (?), } n. A supposed primitive state of society, in which all the women of a tribe were held in common. H. Spencer. — Het′a‐ris″tic (#), a.

1919

Hetchel

Hetch″el (?), v. t. Same as Hatchel.

1920

Hete

Hete (?), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p.Hete, later Het.] Variant ofHote.But one avow to greate God I hete. Chaucer.

1921

Heteracanth

Het″er‐a‐canth (?), a. [Hetero- + Gr. � a spine.] (Zoöl.) Having the spines of the dorsal fin unsymmetrical, or thickened alternately on the right and left sides.

1922

Heterarchy

Het″er‐arch′y (?), n. [Hetero- + -archy.] The government of an alien. Bp. Hall.

1923

Heterauxesis

‖Het′e‐raux‐e″sis (?), n.(Bot.) Unequal growth of a cell, or of a part of a plant.

1924

Hetero-

Het″er‐o– (?). [Gr. ἕτεροσ other.] A combining form signifying other, other than usual, different; as, heteroclite, heterodox, heterogamous.

1925

Heterocarpism

Het′er‐o‐car″pism (?), n. [Hetero- + Gr.� fruit.] (Bot.) The power of producing two kinds of reproductive bodies, as in Amphicarpæa, in which besides the usual pods, there are o...

1926

Heterocarpous

Het′er‐o‐car″pous (?), a.(Bot.) Characterized by heterocarpism.

1927

Heterocephalous

Het′er‐o‐ceph″a‐lous (?), a. [Hetero- + Gr.� head.] (Bot.) Bearing two kinds of heads or capitula; — said of certain composite plants.

1928

Heterocera

‖Het′e‐roc″e‐ra (?), n. pl.(Zoöl.) A division of Lepidoptera, including the moths, and hawk moths, which have the antennæ variable in form.

1929

Heterocercal

Het′er‐o‐cer″cal (?), a. [Hetero- + Gr. � tail.] (Anat.) Having the vertebral column evidently continued into the upper lobe of the tail, which is usually longer than the lower ...

1930

Heterocercy

Het″er‐o‐cer′cy (?), n. [Hetero- + Gr. � a tail.] (Anat.) Unequal development of the tail lobes of fishes; the possession of a heterocercal tail.

1931

Heterochromous

Het′er‐o‐chro″mous (?; 277), a. [Hetero- + Gr. � color.] (Bot.) Having the central florets of a flower head of a different color from those of the circumference.

1932

Heterochronism

{ Het′er‐och″ro‐nism (?), Het′er‐och″ro‐ny (?), } n.(Biol.) In evolution, a deviation from the typical sequence in the formation of organs or parts.

1933

Heteroclite

Het″er‐o‐clite, a. [L. heteroclitus, Gr. �; � other + � to lean, incline, inflect: cf. F. hétéroclite.] Deviating from ordinary forms or rules; irregular; anomalous; abnormal.

1934

Heteroclite (2)

Het″er‐o‐clite, n. 1. (Gram.) A word which is irregular or anomalous either in declension or conjugation, or which deviates from ordinary forms of inflection in words of a like ...

1935

Heteroclitic

{ Het′er‐o‐clit″ic (?), Het′er‐o‐clit″ic‐al (?), } a. [See Heteroclite.] Deviating from ordinary forms or rules; irregular; anomalous; abnormal.

1936

Heteroclitous

Het′er‐oc″li‐tous (?), a. Heteroclitic.

1937

Heterocyst

Het″er‐o‐cyst (?), n. [Hetero- + cyst.] (Bot.) A cell larger than the others, and of different appearance, occurring in certain algæ related to nostoc.

1938

Heterodactyl

Het′er‐o‐dac″tyl (?), a.(Zoöl.) Heterodactylous. — n. One of the Heterodactylæ.

1939

Heterodactylæ

‖Het′e‐ro‐dac″ty‐læ (?), n. pl.(Zoöl.) A group of birds including the trogons.

1940

Heterodactylous

Het′er‐o‐dac″tyl‐ous (?), a. [Hetero- + Gr. � a toe.] (Zoöl.) Having the first and second toes turned backward, as in the trogons.

1941

Heterodont

Het″er‐o‐dont (?), a. [Hetero- + Gr. �, � a tooth.] (Anat.) Having the teeth differentiated into incisors, canines, and molars, as in man; — opposed to homodont.

1942

Heterodont (2)

Het″er‐o‐dont, n.(Zoöl.) Any animal with heterodont dentition.

1943

Heterodox

Het″er‐o‐dox (?), a. [Gr. �; � other + � opinion; cf. F. hétérodoxe.] 1. Contrary to, or differing from, some acknowledged standard, as the Bible, the creed of a church, the dec...

1944

Heterodox (2)

Het″er‐o‐dox, n. An opinion opposed to some accepted standard. Sir T. Browne.