Crossword-Solution: HOMOLOGUE
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Homologue | n. | 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 are the homologues of each other; one of the bones in the hand of man is the homologue of that in the paddle of a whale. |
We have 3 clues for the answer “HOMOLOGUE”
| Clue | Answers |
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| HOMOLOGOUS thing | 1 answer |
| That which has the same value as something else. | 1 answer |
| homologous part or organ | 1 answer |
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Hint 1 meaning
Godlike; heavenly; excellent in the highest degree;
supremely admirable; apparently above what is human. In this
application, the word admits of comparison; as, the divinest mind. Sir
J. Davies.
Hint 2 anagram
VIIDNE
Hint 3 another clue
"Delicious!"
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Sentences with HOMOLOGUE (5)
McDonnell has shown, another organ near the head, not known to be electrical, but which appears to be the real homologue of the electric battery in the torpedo.
The parts which stand in such a relation to each other are said to be _homologous_, and one such part or organ is called the _homologue_ of the other.
When present, the great nerve invariably passes through it; and this clearly indicates that it is the homologue and rudiment of the supra-condyloid foramen of the lower animals.
The vesicula prostatica, which has been observed in many male mammals, is now universally acknowledged to be the homologue of the female uterus, together with the connected passage.
These corresponding parts are called, in the technical language of anatomy, "homologous parts." The ring of the third division is the "homologue" of the ring of the fifth, the appendage of the former is the homologue of the appendage of the latter.
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Appears in: NYT.
Used 1 time in crossword archives (1954).