HOMOLOG

Etymology

Noun

homolog (plural homologs)

Something homologous; a homologous organ or part, chemical compound or chromosome.

(linguistics) A word shared by two languages or dialects.

(genetics) One of a group of similar DNA sequences that share a common ancestry.

(organic chemistry) A member of a homologous series.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

6 June 2025

PUNGENCY

(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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