Definitions for homologous

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homologous ho·mol·o·gous

Spelling: [huh-mol-uh-guh s, hoh-]

IPA: /həˈmɒl ə gəs, hoʊ-/

Homologous is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 19 points.

You can make 172 anagrams from letters in homologous (ghlmoooosu).

Definitions for homologous

adjective

1. having the same or a similar relation; corresponding, as in relative position or structure.
2. corresponding in structure and in origin, but not necessarily in function:
3. having the same alleles or genes in the same order of arrangement:
4. Chemistry. of the same chemical type, but differing by a fixed increment of an atom or a constant group of atoms:
5. Immunology. pertaining to an antigen and its specific antibody.

Origin of homologous

1650-60; Medieval Latin homologus Greek homólogos agreeing, equivalent to homo- homo- + -logos proportional, equivalent to log- (stem of lógos proportion; see

Examples for homologous

First, correlation of growth: homologous organs tend to vary in the same direction, and together.

homologous reactions are arbitrarily valued as 100 per cent, and heterologous reactions are expressed accordingly.