heteronomous

UK: /ˌhɛtəˈrɒnɪməs/ US: (het′ə ron′ə məs)

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het•er•on•o•mous  (het′ə ron′ə məs), adj. 

1. subject to or involving different laws.
2. pertaining to or characterized by heteronomy.
3. Developmental Biology [Biol.] subject to different laws of growth or specialization.

• heteronom(y) + -ous 1815–25

het′er•on′o•mous•ly, adv. 

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heteronomous / ˌhɛtəˈrɒnɪməs/ adjective

1. subject to an external law, rule, or authority
   Compare autonomous
2. (of the parts of an organism) differing in the manner of growth, development, or specialization

ˌheterˈonomy noun