heteropolar

[ het-er-uh-poh-ler ]

adjectiveChemistry.

Origin of heteropolar

1
First recorded in 1895–1900; hetero- + polar

Other words from heteropolar

  • het·er·o·po·lar·i·ty [het-uh-roh-poh-lar-i-tee], /ˌhɛt ə roʊ poʊˈlær ɪ ti/, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for heteropolar

heteropolar

/ (ˌhɛtərəʊˈpəʊlə) /


adjective
  1. a less common word for polar (def. 5a)

Derived forms of heteropolar

  • heteropolarity (ˌhɛtərəʊpəʊˈlærɪtɪ), noun

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