Appearance
Use device theme  
Dark theme
Light theme

What is the adjective for homologous?

What's the adjective for homologous? Here's the word you're looking for.

Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verbs homologate, homologize and homologise which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

homologous
  1. (biology) Corresponding to a similar structure in another life form with a common evolutionary origin.
  2. (chemistry) Belonging to a series of aliphatic organic compounds that differ only by the addition of a CH2 group.
  3. (genetics) Having the same morphology as another chromosome.
  4. Synonyms:
  5. Examples:
    1. “It is not homologous with the bilaterality of body plans characteristic of anthozoan groups.”
      “Further work is needed to establish whether the homologous CCK and gastrin act as separate peptides in dogfish sharks.”
      “Different from bivalent polyploids, multivalent polyploids pair their chromosomes among more than two homologous copies at meiosis.”
homological
  1. (biology) Having a similar evolutionary origin; homologous.
  2. (mathematics) Having to do with homology.
  3. (grammar) Of an adjective, describing itself.
  4. Synonyms:
  5. Examples:
    1. “The researchers presented a homological analysis that demonstrated the underlying connections between gene expressions and protein structures in the field of bioinformatics.”
      “According to Rotman, the justification of homological algebra is that it eventually proved useful in solving purely algebraic problems.”
      “There is the presence of a double population of haematids, which implies there has been a blood transfusion with homological blood.”
homologic
homologated
homologating
homologized
  1. simple past tense and past participle of homologize
homologizing
  1. present participle of homologize
homologised
  1. simple past tense and past participle of homologise
homologising
  1. present participle of homologise
Find more words!
Use * for blank tiles (max 2) Advanced Search Advanced Search
Use * for blank spaces Advanced Search
Advanced Word Finder

See Also

Nearby Words
10-letter Words Starting With
Find Adjectives
go
Word Tools Finders & Helpers Apps More Synonyms
Copyright WordHippo © 2024