Homology

 

 

 

Homology

 

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Homology

 

Meaning of term homology

Homology (n.) The correspondence or resemblance of substances belonging to the same type or series a similarity of composition varying by a small, regular difference, and usually attended by a regular variation in physical properties as, there is an homology between methane, CH4, ethane, C2H6, propane, C3H8, etc., all members of the paraffin series. In an extended sense, the term is applied to the relation between chemical elements of the same group as, chlorine, bromine, and iodine are said to be in homology with each other. Cf. Heterology.

 

Source: http://www.mso.anu.edu.au/~ralph/OPTED/v003/wb1913_h.html

Author : OPTED is a public domain English word list dictionary, based on the public domain portion of "The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster's Unabridged Dictionary" which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster's Unabridged Dictionary

 

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