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homogeneous | idioblast |

As an adjective homogeneous

is of the same kind; alike, similar.

As a noun idioblast is

an isolated specialised cell found in the midst of an otherwise homogeneous group of cells in plant tissue.

homogeneous

English

Alternative forms

* (proscribed)

Adjective

(-)
  • Of the same kind; alike, similar.
  • Having the same composition throughout; of uniform make-up.
  • * 1946 , (Bertrand Russell), History of Western Philosophy , I.25:
    • Their citizens were not of homogeneous origin, but were from all parts of Greece.
  • (chemistry) in the same state of matter.
  • (mathematics) Of which the properties of a smaller set apply to the whole; scalable.
    • The function ''f(x,y)=x2+y2'' is homogeneous of degree 2 because ''f(''?''x,''?''y)=''?''2f(x,y)''.
  • (proscribed)

    • Antonyms

    * heterogeneous

    Related terms

    * homogeneity * homogenise, homogenize

    Derived terms

    * homogeneous mixture * homogeneous broadening * homogeneous catalysis * homogeneous coordinate * homogeneous function * homogeneous ideal * homogeneous number * homogeneous polynomial * homogeneous radiation * homogeneous society * homogeneous space * homogeneous system

    External links

    * * * English words prefixed with homo-

    idioblast

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (botany) An isolated specialised cell found in the midst of an otherwise homogeneous group of cells in plant tissue.

    • Related terms

    * idioblastic