Words with hecto, hepta, hexa, hetero, homo, helium

Hecto-, hepta-, hexa-, hetero-, homo-, helium- prefixes

The prefixes hecto, hepta, hexa, hetero, homo and helium They are of Greek origin. These prefixes are often confused, but they have different meanings:

Examples of words with the prefix hecto-

1. Hectogram. A measure of mass that is equivalent to 100 grams.
2. Hectolitre. Measure of liquid that is equivalent to 100 liters.
3. Hectometer. Measure of length that is equivalent to 100 meters.
4. Hectowatt. Unit of power equivalent to 100 watts.
5. Hectare. Measure that is equivalent to 100 m2 (100 meters by 100 meters).

Examples of words with the prefix hepta-

1. Heptagon. A polygon that has seven sides and seven angles.
2. Heptahedron. Geometric figure that has seven faces or sides.
3. Heptachord. Seven note musical scale.
4. Heptameter. Which is made up of seven metric feet.
5. Heptasyllabic / Heptasyllabic. Which has seven syllables.
6. Heptathlon. Women's athletics competition consisting of seven parts or posts.

Examples of words with the prefix hexa-

1. Hexagon. Six-sided polygon.
2. Hexahedron. Geometric figure that has six faces.
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3. Hexameter. Verse that is constituted of six feet.
4. Hexapod. Which has six legs. Flies and mummies are hexapods.
5. Hexasyllable. Which has six syllables.
6. Hexastile. Construction that has six columns in the front.

Examples of words with the prefix hetero-

1. Heterocariosis. It means that the same cell has two or more genetically different nuclei.
2. Straight. That it has two different lobes or shapes.
3. Heterocyclic. That it has at least one of the elements present other than carbon.
4. Heterozygous. Which is formed by the union of two different sex cells.
5. Heteroclite. That their characteristics are diverse and strange.
6. Heterochrony. An evolving species that has a different starting state in terms of times and rates of evolution.
7. Heterodoxy. Disagreement regarding a doctrine and its principles.
8. Heterogeneous. That it is diverse in terms of its elements of class or different origin.
9. Heteromancy. Divination method based on the study of the interpretation of flying birds and their diversity in doing so.
10. Heteronymy. Lack of autonomy due to external laws that control said will.
11. Heteronym. That it is close to something else but that they are very different in terms of their origins.
12. Heteroplasty. Plastic surgery where organs from other species are grafted onto someone's body.
13. Heterosexism. Thought or doctrine that supports or approves sexuality between the opposite sexes.
14. Heterosexual. Who has sexual relations with another of the opposite sex.
15. Heterotroph. An organism that cannot generate its own food and that needs other organisms to feed itself and to live.

Examples of words with the prefix homo-

1. Homeostasis. Set of phenomena that function as regulators that serve to balance the body and its functioning.
2. Homeothermy. Ability of living beings to maintain an adequate temperature internally with respect to the external environment and thus avoid dying from low or high temperatures.
3. Homophony. Set of musical notes that occur at the same time.
4. Homophone. Word that is pronounced in the same way as another but is written in a different way.
5. Homogeneous. That it is formed with common characteristics or similar to the rest.
6. Homography/ Homograph. Word that is written and pronounced the same as another but that has a different meaning from each other.
7. Homologate. Put one thing on an equal footing with another with which it shares several characteristics in common.
8. Counterpart. Position that a person owns and that shares in order of importance with another but that is in another place, institution, etc.
9. Homonymy. Words that can be spelled or pronounced similarly but have a different meaning.
10. Namesake. Person who shares the same proper name as another.
11. Homosexuality. Sexual attraction that a person has towards another of the same sex.

Examples of words with the prefix helium-

1. Heliocentric. Which is based on the spin of the sun or has it as its center.
2. Heliophysics. Study of the physical nature of the sun.
3. Heliograph. Instrument that is used to make engravings by means of the rays of the sun.
4. Heliomotor. Device that transforms solar energy into mechanical energy.
5. Helioscope. Device that adapts to telescopes so that they are not affected by the sun's rays.
6. Helioseismology. Study of the oscillations that are generated on the solar surface.
7. Heliotechnics. Technique by which an attempt is made to convert solar energy into electrical energy.
8. Heliotherapy. Healing method based on the theory that by exposing some parts to the action of the sun's rays the disease will disappear and the individual will heal.
9. Heliotropism. Reaction or movement that a plant makes after being stimulated by the sun's rays.

(!)Exceptions

Not all words that begin with the syllables di-, dis- and dia correspond to these prefixes. There are some exceptions:

• Heliogabalus. Man dominated by gluttony.
• Heliotrope. Plant type.
• Homeopathic. Alternative medicine that uses drugs in small doses of substances that in large quantities can harm or make the patient sick.
• Hominid. Primate that can stand on its two feet, has intelligence and manual skills.
• Homophobia. Phobia towards homosexual people. In this case the prefix "homo" refers to homosexuality and not to homo- as a prefix indicating equality.
• Heteroclamide. Relating to botany. That the calyx and the corolla (set of petals that make up the flower) are differentiated.