heterogenous

adjective het·er·og·e·nous \ˌhe-tə-ˈrä-jə-nəs\

Definition of HETEROGENOUS

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adjective het·er·og·e·nous \ˌhet-ə-ˈräj-ə-nəs\

: originating in an outside source; especially : derived from another species <heterogenous bone grafts>

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