allo-

Prefix

allo-

1. Nonself; nonself but of the same species.
   • allogeneous
   • allorecognition

   Synonyms:

   hetero-

   Antonyms:

   auto-, self-, ipsi-

   1. Alloimmunity; (biology, medicine, transplantation) transplantation of cells or tissues from one person to another.
      • alloresponse
      • alloreaction
   2. An arbitrary member of a heterogenous-but-interrelated group.
      • alloalbumin
      • allomorph
2. External, outside, or from a separate location.
   • allonomous
   • allochory
   1. Hybridization of multiple species.
      • allohaploid
      • allopolyploid
3. Isomeric; especially, of amino acids having two chiral centres, the second diastereoisomer to be discovered or synthesized.
   • allolactose
   • allocholane
   1. a diastereomer having the same configuration on four neighboring chiral carbon atoms as carbohydrate allose.
4. Different, distinct, or other with respect to the root.
   • allosome
   • allonym
   1. Abnormal, defective with respect to the root.
      • allolalia
      • allochromasia
   2. Unconventional, unusual, or unexpected.
      • allophone
      • alloparent
   3. Changed or modified.
      • allohistorical
      • alloplasm
   4. Synthetic, artificial.
      • alloprotein
      • allopurinol
5. Variety, heterogeneity.
   • allopelagic
   • allochronic
   1. Alternative, variant in form.
      • allophony
      • allocher
   2. Impure in composition.
      • allochromatic
      • allochromatic
6. (ethology) Alloparenting: parenting behaviours between animals who are not parent and child.
   • allosuck
   • allocare
7. Not asexual; attracted to others.
   • alloromantic
   • alloerotic