Meaning & use
Homogenous
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Of the same kind; consistent or uniform throughout, without variation.
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The committee was criticized for being too homogenous, lacking diverse perspectives.
The mixture became homogenous after several minutes of steady stirring.
A note on using this word
Strictly, biologists reserve 'homogenous' for tissues similar due to common evolutionary descent, while 'homogeneous' is the correct term for general uniformity — but the two are widely used interchangeably today.
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