Category:Homologue

Hom"o*logue, n. Etym: [Cf. F. homologue. See Homologous.]

Defn: That which is homologous to something else; as, the corresponding sides, etc., of similar polygons are the homologues of each other; the members or terms of an homologous series in chemistry are the homologues of each other; one of the bones in the hand of man is the homologue of that in the paddle of a whale.