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Showing words for HOMOLOGOUS using the English dictionary

10 Letter Words for Homologous

homologous

6 Letter Words for Homologous

ghouls, glomus, glooms, golosh, holmos, holsom, loughs, moghul, moguls, sholom, slough

5 Letter Words for Homologous

ghoom, ghoul, gloms, gloom, glums, gools, holms, homos, logos, looms, lough, mogos, mogul, mohos, mools, mouls, mugho, mulsh, osmol, shool, sloom, solum, sough

4 Letter Words for Homologous

glom, glos, glum, gool, goos, gosh, gulo, guls, gums, gush, hogo, hogs, holm, hols, homo, hool, hoom, hoos, hugo, hugs, hums, huso, logo, logs, loom, loos, losh, lugs, lums, lush, mhos, mogo, mogs, moho, mols, mool, moos, mosh, moul, mous, mugs, mush, muso, ogum, ohms, ohos, olms, oohs, ooms, oooo, oslo, ough, sgml, shmo, shog, shoo, shou, shug, shul, slog, sloo, slug, slum, smog, smug, soho, solo, sool, soom, soul, soum, sugh, sumo, ughs, ulmo

3 Letter Words for Homologous

gol, goo, gos, gou, gul, gum, gus, hmo, hog, hol, hom, hoo, hos, hug, hum, log, loo, los, lug, lum, luo, mhg, mho, mls, mog, mol, moo, mos, mou, msg, msh, msl, mug, mus, ohm, oho, ohs, olm, oms, ooh, oom, oos, ous, sho, sml, sog, sol, som, sou, sum, ugh, ugs, uhs, ums, ush

Definitions for Homologous

[1] having the same or a similar relation; corresponding, as in relative position or structure.
[2] corresponding in structure and in origin, but not necessarily in function: The wing of a bird and the foreleg of a horse are homologous.
[3] having the same alleles or genes in the same order of arrangement: homologous chromosomes.
[4] Chemistry . of the same chemical type, but differing by a fixed increment of an atom or a constant group of atoms: Methyl and ethyl alcohols are homologous.
[5] Immunology . pertaining to an antigen and its specific antibody.
[6] having a related or similar position, structure, etc
[7] chem (of a series of organic compounds) having similar characteristics and structure but differing by a number of CH 2 groups
[8] med (of two or more tissues) identical in structure (of a vaccine) prepared from the infecting microorganism
[9] biology (of organs and parts) having the same evolutionary origin but different functions the wing of a bat and the paddle of a whale are homologous Compare analogous (def. 2)
[10] maths (of elements) playing a similar role in distinct figures or functions

Words related to Homologous

alike, analogous, correspondent, corresponding, related, autologous

Words nearby Homologous

homolecithal, homolog, homologate, homological, homologize, homologous, homologous chromosome, homologous chromosomes, homologous graft, homologous stimulus, homologous tumor

Origin of Homologous

1650–60; < Medieval Latin homologus < Greek homólogos agreeing, equivalent to homo- homo- + -logos proportional, equivalent to log- (stem of lógos proportion; see logos) + -os -ous

Other words from Homologous

non·ho·mol·o·gous , adjective
un·ho·mol·o·gous , adjective

Synonyms for Homologous

alike, analogous, autologous, correspondent, corresponding, homologized, related