hairy cell leukemia a form of chronic leukemia marked by splenomegaly and by an abundance of abnormal large mononuclear cells covered by hairlike villi (hairy cells) in the bone marrow, spleen, liver, and peripheral blood.
A set of orbitals are said to be degenerate if they all have the same energy. This degeneracy can sometimes be lifted by external electric or magnetic fields.
heterogeneous. adj. 1. composed of unrelated or differing parts or elements. 2. not of the same kind or type. 3. (Chemistry) chem of, composed of, or concerned with two or more different phases.. (of a chemical mixture) composed of different substances or the same substance in different phases, as ice and water. heterogeneus heterogená¸s ]. het`erâ¢oâ¢geâ¢neâ²iâ¢ty (-É roÊ dÊÉËni Éª ti) het`erâ¢oâ¢geâ²neâ¢ousâ¢ness, n. het`erâ¢oâ¢geâ²neâ¢ousâ¢ly, adv.