heteropolar

adjective

het·​ero·​polar

¦hetərō+

1

: of, relating to, or having unlike poles

heteropolar systems

2

: polar sense 5b, ionic

—used especially of chemical bonds or of crystals

—distinguished from homopolar

heteropolarity

"+

noun

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary heter- + polar

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