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homemade
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homeobox
homeobox gene
homeomorphism
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homeotherm
ho·me·o·therm [ hṓmee ə thùrm ] (plural ho·me·o·therms) or ho·moi·o·therm [ hō móyə thùrm ] (plural ho·moi·o·therms)


noun 
Definition:
 
organism with stable independent body temperature: an organism whose stable body temperature is generally independent of the temperature of its surrounding environment
[Late 19th century. <homeo- + Greek thermē "heat"]

ho·me·o·therm·ic [ hmee ō thúrmik ] adjective
ho·me·o·therm·y [ hṓmee ō thùrmee ] noun
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