Homogeneous

  • 11homogeneous — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ become ADVERB ▪ remarkably, very ▪ fairly, relatively …

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  • 12homogeneous — [ˌhɒmə(ʊ) dʒi:nɪəs, dʒɛn , ˌhəʊm ] adjective 1》 of the same kind.     ↘consisting of parts all of the same kind. 2》 Chemistry denoting a process involving substances in the same phase (solid, liquid, or gaseous): homogeneous catalysis.… …

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  • 13homogeneous — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. uniform, unvaried, comparable, similar, analogous, of a piece, much of a muchness*; see also alike 2 , like . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [HO mo JEE nee us] made of like or similar elements. A… …

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  • 14homogeneous — ho|mo|ge|ne|ous [ˌhəuməˈdʒi:niəs US ˌhou ] adj also ho.mo.ge.nous [həˈmɔdʒınəs US ˈma: ] [Date: 1600 1700; : Medieval Latin; Origin: homogeneus, from Greek, from homos ( HOMO ) + genos type ] consisting of people or things that are all of the… …

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  • 15homogeneous —  , homogenous  Homogeneous means consistent and uniform; homogenous is almost always restricted to biological contexts, where it describes organisms having common ancestry …

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  • 16homogeneous — also ho.mo.ge.nous adjective consisting of people or things that are all of the same kind: a homogeneous community compare heterogeneous homogeneously adverb …

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  • 17homogeneous — adjective should the members of a society become so homogeneous that any trace of cultural diversity vanishes? Syn: uniform, identical, unvaried, consistent, indistinguishable, homologous, homogenized; alike, similar, the same, much the same, all …

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  • 18homogeneous — UK [ˌhəʊməʊˈdʒiːnɪəs] / US [ˌhoʊməˈdʒɪnɪəs] / US [ˌhɑməˈdʒɪnɪəs] adjective consisting of things that are very similar or all of the same type a homogeneous group …

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  • 19homogeneous —   a. of same kind; comprising similar parts; uniform.    ♦ homogeneity, n.    ♦ homogenesis, n. reproduction with successive generations alike.    ♦ homogenize, v.   t. make homogeneous, especially of milk, etc …

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  • 20Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition — Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition, or HCCI, is a form of internal combustion in which well mixed fuel and oxidizer (typically air) are compressed to the point of auto ignition. As in other forms of combustion, this exothermic reaction… …

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