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ˌhɒmə(ʊ)ˈdʒiːnɪəs,
-ˈdʒɛn-,
ˌhəʊm-/
adj.
- of the same kind.
▸consisting of parts all of the same kind.
- Chemistry denoting a process involving substances in the same phase (solid, liquid, or gaseous):
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homogeneous catalysis.
Derivative
- homogeneity
/-dʒɪˈniːɪti, -dʒɪˈneɪɪti/
n. - homogeneously adv.
- homogeneousness n.
Usage
Homogeneous is commonly misspelled as homogenous. Homogenous is actually a different word, a rather dated term used in biology.
Etymology
C17 (as homogeneity): from med. L. homogeneus, from Gk homogenēs, from homos ‘same’ + genos ‘race, kind’.
