Associations to the word «Homologue»

Wiktionary

HOMOLOGUE, noun. Something homologous; a homologous organ or part, chemical compound or a chromosome.
HOMOLOGUE, noun. (linguistics) A word shared by two languages or dialects.
HOMOLOGUE, noun. (genetics) One of a group of similar DNA sequences that share a common ancestry.
HOMOLOGUE, noun. (organic chemistry) A member of a homologous series

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats