homogenous

adjective

ho·​mog·​e·​nous hō-ˈmä-jə-nəs 

hə-

1

: homoplastic sense 2

2

: homogeneous

Examples of homogenous in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

To get a clear idea of how capable at-home tests were, Hoffman and her team created a trial stool sample by blending healthy fecal matter until the mixture of organisms was homogenous throughout. —K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 26 Feb. 2026

Back in 2016 in Riverhead on Long Island, National Grid did the same sort of thing, though much smaller and more homogenous. —Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 23 Feb. 2026

But ends were subsumed into homogenous bowls and lost their charge in the process. —James McNicholas, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026

Both travel and settlement skyrocketed, bringing a wave of new residents to a long-homogenous Stockholm. —Colton Valentine, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026

Word History

Etymology

(sense 1) homo- + -genous; (sense 2) probably regularization of homogeneous

Note: Compare French homogène, which appears to be drawn directly from Greek.

First Known Use

1636, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for homogenous

• androgynous
• autogenous
• nitrogenous
• hematogenous
• myelogenous

Medical Definition

homogenous

adjective

ho·​mog·​e·​nous -nəs 

1

: homoplastic sense 2

the value of preserved homogenous bone grafts as compared with autogenous grafts

—Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

2

: homogeneous