heteros
Attracted to opposite
Heteros is the plural of hetero, an informal shortening of heterosexual—a person attracted to the opposite sex.
The term appears in casual discussion contrasting sexual orientations: The bar attracts a mixed crowd of gays and heteros.
Like its full form, hetero works as both noun and adjective.
Organism needing organic food
- heterocyclicRing with non-carbon members
- heterosisOffspring surpassing both parents
- hybridThing of mixed parentage
- varianceSpread around the mean
diversity · mixture · compound · asymmetry · differentiation · polymorphism · variation · taxonomy
Distinct from those mentioned
- differentNot the same
- anotherOne more of something
- othernessQuality of being unlike
- distinctionNotable difference or honor
variation · dissimilar · diverse · unlike · contrasting · external · foreign · alien
Not curved or crooked
- attractionPull toward something
- orientationPosition relative to surroundings
- cisgenderBirth-sex-identified
- binaryConsisting of two parts
normative · mainstream · conventional · traditional · coupling · mating · reproduction · procreation
heterotroph
Organism needing organic food
- heterocyclicRing with non-carbon members
- heterosisOffspring surpassing both parents
- hybridThing of mixed parentage
variance · diversity · mixture · compound · asymmetry · differentiation · polymorphism · variation · taxonomy · biology
other
Distinct from those mentioned
distinction · variation · dissimilar · diverse · unlike · contrasting · external · foreign · alien · separate
straight
Not curved or crooked
- attractionPull toward something
- orientationPosition relative to surroundings
- cisgenderBirth-sex-identified
binary · normative · mainstream · conventional · traditional · coupling · mating · reproduction · procreation · heteronormative
hetero, heterosexual, heterosexuality, heterogeneous, heterogeneity, heterodox, heterodoxy, heterozygous, heteronym