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heterophile

adjective heterophil

  1. not comparable, of an antibody Able to react immunologically with material from another species.

    Opposite: homophile, homophil

  2. dated, not comparable Heterosexual.

noun heterophiles · heterophil

  1. A heterophilic antibody.

    Opposite: homophile, homophil

  2. dated A heterosexual person.

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@misc{heterophile_2026,
  title = {heterophile},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/heterophile},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}