apo-

apo- prefix: lacking, without, scant.

Prefix

apo-

Lacking, without, scant.
- aponeurosis
- apomeiosis
1. An apoenzyme: an enzyme without its cofactor; associated apoproteins.
  - aporeceptor
  - apoflavoprotein
2. Lacking a metallic unit.
  - apoglobin
  - apomyoglobin
3. Not, opposite.
  - apotracheal
  - apogeotropic
Away from, outward, or apart in direction.
- apocentromeric
- apheliotropic
1. Removal, amputation.
  - apotemnophobia
  - apotemnophilia
2. Disjoint, separate.
  - apocarpous
  - aposepalous
3. Different, distinct.
  - apomedication
  - apomorph
4. Exterior, outside of.
  - aposematism
  - apoplast
From, coming from.
- apology
- apocrypha
1. (organic chemisty) Derived from, or related to.
  - apoharmine
  - apocodeine
Distant, far from, or apart in position.
- apophyte
- apomecometry
1. Furthest in position
  - apocentric
  - apocenter
2. Apoapsis: the point of a body's elliptical orbit about the system's centre of mass where the distance between the body and the centre of mass is at its maximum.
  - apoposeidion
  - apouranion
To carry forth, to do.
- approportionate
- apoplexy

Synonyms of apo-

Forms of apo-

alternative form	ap-

Origin of apo-

From the Ancient Greek prefix ἀπό- (apó-), from the preposition ἀπό (apó, “from, away from”), from the Proto-Indo-European *h₂epo (“off, away”), whence the English words off and of, and ab- (via Latin). Doublet of ab- and off-.

Questions about apo-

What does apo- mean?: Apo- means lacking, without, scant.
What part of speech is apo-?: Apo- is a prefix.

Words near apo- in the dictionary

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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