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HOMOGENEOUS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

All of the same or similar kind or nature

Example:

a close-knit homogeneous group

Synonyms:

homogeneous; homogenous

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

consistent; uniform (the same throughout in structure or composition)

solid (of one substance or character throughout)

self-colored; self-coloured; solid (of the same color throughout)

homogenised; homogenized (made homogeneous)

Also:

undiversified (not diversified)

uniform; unvarying (always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences)

same (closely similar or comparable in kind or quality or quantity or degree)

Antonym:

heterogeneous (consisting of elements that are not of the same kind or nature)

Derivation:

homogeneity; homogeneousness (the quality of being similar or comparable in kind or nature)

homogeny ((biology) similarity because of common evolution)

Credits

 Context examples: 

The F(ab)2 fragment of monoclonal antibody (MoAb) MX35 that recognizes a 95 kD glycoprotein with homogeneous distribution on 80% of ovarian tumor specimens.

(Monoclonal Antibody MX35 F(ab')2, NCI Thesaurus)

Relatively uniform groups (e.g. etiologically and pathogenetically more homogeneous, racial, ethnic, or gender-specific, or the disease- or condition-specific) of study subjects formed within a clinical study population for a separate analysis.

(Clinical Study Population Subgroup, NCI Thesaurus)

Hybridoma cells are cloned to establish cell lines producing a specific antibody that is chemically and immunologically homogeneous.

(Monoclonal antibody, NCI Thesaurus)

A SI derived unit of an electric current density which is equal to an electric current of one ampere circulating in a homogeneous conductor with a cross section area of one square meter.

(Ampere per Square Meter, NCI Thesaurus)

A distinctive alpha-numeric identification code assigned by the manufacturer or distributor to a specific quantity of manufactured material or product that is produced in a manner that is expected to render it homogeneous.

(Batch Number, NCI Thesaurus)

A group of blood relatives of whom several have had cancer; the mode of aggregation may be genetic and homogeneous, as in familial polyposis of the colon; diverse as in neurofibromatosis; or due to common exposure to a carcinogenic or oncogenic agent, such as a virus.

(Cancer Family, NCI Thesaurus)

A transparent homogeneous acellular layer, 6 to 9 um thick, lying between the basal lamina of the outer layer of stratified epithelium and the substantia propria of the cornea; it is considered to be a basement membrane.

(Bowman's Membrane, NCI Thesaurus)