heterology
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]heterology (countable and uncountable, plural heterologies)
- (biology) A lack of correspondence between biomolecules or body parts (e.g., proteins, tissues, bones, limbs) that reflects a difference in origin.
- Antonym: homology
- Hyponym: microheterology
- Coordinate terms: semihomology; analogy; convergence
- (grammar) The property of a word or phrase that does not describe itself.
- Antonym: autology
- The words ultrashort and onomatopoeia display heterology: ultrashort might be called short but is not an ultrashort word, and onomatopoeia is not an onomatopoeic word.