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allotrious

allotrious adjective: alien.

Adjective

allotrious (not comparable)

  1. alien
  2. Pertaining to the distinct classes or roles into which an element can be allotted.

Origin of allotrious

From Ancient Greek ἀλλότριος (allótrios, “foreign”) + -ous. Sense 2 arose by Folk etymology.

Questions about allotrious

What does allotrious mean?
Allotrious means alien.
What part of speech is allotrious?
Allotrious is an adjective.

Words near allotrious in the dictionary

  1. allotriomorph
  2. allotriomorphic
  3. allotriomorphically
  4. allotriomorphs
  5. allotriophagy
  6. allotrious
  7. allotriploid
  8. allotriploids
  9. allotrope
  10. allotropes
  11. allotroph

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