homologue

homologue
ho·mo·logue or ho·mo·log 'hō-mə-.lȯg, 'häm-ə-, -.läg n something (as a chemical compound or a chromosome) that is homologous

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ho·mo·logue (hoґmo-log) 1. any homologous organ or part; an organ similar in structure, position, and origin to another organ, as the front flippers of a seal and human hands. See analogue. 2. in chemistry, one of a series of compounds, each of which is formed from the one before it by the addition of a constant element or a constant group of elements, as in the homologous series CH4, C2H6, C3H8, etc.; called also homologen.

Homologues.


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  • homologue — [ ɔmɔlɔg ] adj. • 1585; gr. homologos, de logos « discours » 1 ♦ Math. Se dit de deux éléments ou de deux ensembles dont l un est l image de l autre par une transformation (le plus souvent géométrique). Côtés homologues de deux triangles… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Homologue — Hom o*logue, n. [Cf. F. homologue. See {Homologous}.] That which is homologous to something else; as, the corresponding sides, etc., of similar polygons are the homologues of each other; the members or terms of an homologous series in chemistry… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • homologue — index counterpart (complement) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • homologué — homologué, ée (o mo lo ghé, ghée) part. passé d homologuer. Qui a reçu l homologation. •   La séparation [de M. et de Mme de Brissac] se fit entre les mains de M. le Prince, homologuée au parlement, SAINT SIMON 10, 116 …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • homologué — Homologué, [homologu]ée. part …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • homologue — or homolog [häm′ə lôg′, hō′məlôg′] n. [Fr < Gr homologos] a homologous part, thing, organ, etc …   English World dictionary

  • homologue — /hoh meuh lawg , log , hom euh /, n. 1. something homologous. 2. Chem. any member of a homologous series of organic compounds: Ethane is a homologue of the alkane series. Also, homolog. [1840 50; < F < Gk homólogon, neut. of homólogos HOMOLOGOUS] …   Universalium

  • homologue — ho•mo•logue or ho•mo•log [[t]ˈhoʊ məˌlɔg, ˌlɒg, ˈhɒm ə [/t]] n. 1) something homologous 2) chem. any member of a homologous series of organic compounds: Ethane is a homologue of the alkane series[/ex] • Etymology: 1840–50; < F < Gk… …   From formal English to slang

  • homologue — homologas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Homologinės eilės narys. atitikmenys: angl. homolog; homologue rus. гомолог …   Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • homologue nucléaire — galintis naudoti branduolinį ginklą statusas T sritis Gynyba atitikmenys: angl. nuclear certified pranc. homologue nucléaire ryšiai: dar žiūrėk – patvirtinta branduolinio ginklo naudojimo priemonė dar žiūrėk – patvirtintas branduolinio ginklo… …   NATO terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • homologue — or homolog noun Date: 1848 something (as a chemical compound or a chromosome) homologous …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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