combining form
or hetero-
Etymology: Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French, from Late Latin, from Greek, from heteros; akin to Greek heis, hen one — more at same
1. : other than usual : other : different
hetero geneous
hetero dox
Heter anthera
— opposed to hom-, is-, orth-
2. : for, from, or to a different species
hetero agglutinin
3.
a. : containing atoms of different kinds
hetero cyclic
b. : isomeric with or closely related to a (specified) compound
hetero xanthine