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

Across several different states, voucher programs have shown to contribute to a racial and class divide, pulling white students out of diverse public schools and putting them in elite, more racially homogenous private schools that could deny enrollment to students of color. —Erykah Nava, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026

This creates a lovely fluffy and homogenous filling. —Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 11 Apr. 2026

The color and the texture should be homogenous. —Amisha Gurbani, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Apr. 2026

But during the 1929 New Zealand quake, two stations recorded unusually strong P waves, which, Lehmann noted, shouldn’t happen in a fully homogenous core. —Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Mar. 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