homogenous

adjective

ho·​mog·​e·​nous hō-ˈmä-jə-nəs How to pronounce homogenous (audio)
hə-

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New Light Show Eventually, the NuPhy team managed to create a homogenous light source by placing the LEDs at different angles to the beans and that eliminated the shadows. Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025 The eating utensil creates a homogenous mixture without incorporating too much air, Charvet explains. Megan Zhang, Saveur, 4 Sep. 2025 Studies of TikTok and YouTube show that algorithms narrow exposure, making feeds more homogenous over time. The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025 Japan has traditionally been strict on immigration, as well as ethnically and culturally homogenous. Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for homogenous

Word History

Etymology

(sense 1) homo- + -genous; (sense 2) probably regularization of homogeneous

Note: Compare French homogène, which appears to be drawn directly from Greek.

First Known Use

1636, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of homogenous was in 1636

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“Homogenous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homogenous. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

Medical Definition

homogenous

adjective
ho·​mog·​e·​nous -nəs How to pronounce homogenous (audio)
1
: homoplastic sense 2
the value of preserved homogenous bone grafts as compared with autogenous graftsPlastic & Reconstructive Surgery
2

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