homogenous

homogenous
homogeneous, homogenous
Homogeneous is pronounced with the stress on the third syllable and means ‘of the same kind’:

• The most common way of grouping was to sort the children by ability…and to make the groups as homogeneous as possible —R. Alexander, 1992.

The word homogenous (stressed on the second syllable) was formerly used in biology to mean ‘having a common descent’, but has been largely superseded by homogenetic, so as to become a loose cannon colliding frequently with homogeneous:

• ☒ The community was not homogenous, but made up of a multitude of different groups with different attitudes and beliefs —Guardian, 1989.

Homogeneous is still the correct word to use. The adjective homogenized, denoting milk that has been treated so that the cream does not separate, is related in form but not in meaning.

Modern English usage. 2014.

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  • Homogenous — Ho*mog e*nous, a. (Biol.) Having a resemblance in structure, due to descent from a common progenitor with subsequent modification; homogenetic; applied both to animals and plants. See {Homoplastic}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • homogenous — erroneous for HOMOGENEOUS (Cf. homogeneous) …   Etymology dictionary

  • homogenous — [adj] similar, comparable akin, alike, analogous, cognate, consistent, homologous, identical, kindred, like, uniform, unvarying; concepts 487,573 Ant. different, discrete, dissimilar, heterogeneous, miscellaneous, varied …   New thesaurus

  • homogenous — [hə mäj′ə nəs] adj. [ HOMO + GENOUS] 1. having similarity in structure because of common descent 2. HOMOGENEOUS homogeny [hə mäj′ənē] n …   English World dictionary

  • homogenous — Having a structural similarity because of descent from a common ancestor. Commonly confused with homogeneous. [homo + G. genos, family, kind] * * * ho·mog·e·nous nəs adj 1) HOMOPLASTIC (2) <the value of preserved homogenous bone grafts as… …   Medical dictionary

  • homogenous — [[t]həmɒ̱ʤənəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED Homogenous means the same as homogeneous …   English dictionary

  • Homogenous\ interface — A loud, politically correct, nose to nose discussion or argument over superfluous nonsense. It s time you and I had an homogenous interface …   Dictionary of american slang

  • Homogenous\ interface — A loud, politically correct, nose to nose discussion or argument over superfluous nonsense. It s time you and I had an homogenous interface …   Dictionary of american slang

  • homogenous substance — vienalytė medžiaga statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Medžiaga, kurios sudėtis, tankis bei kiti dydžiai visose jos užimamos erdvės vietose yra vienodi. atitikmenys: angl. homogenous substance vok. homogene Substanz, f rus …   Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas

  • homogenous atmosphere — homosfera statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Atmosferos sluoksnis nuo Žemės paviršiaus iki 100 km aukščio, kuriame oro cheminė sudėtis mažai kinta. atitikmenys: angl. homogenous atmosphere vok. homogene Atmosphäre, f;… …   Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

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