het·er·o·sex·u·al (hĕt'ə-rō-sĕk'shū-əl)
adj.

1. Sexually oriented to persons of the opposite sex.
2. Of or relating to different sexes.

n.
A heterosexual person.

heterosexually het'er·o·sex'u·al·ly adv.

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