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chondr-

chondr- is the alternative form of chondro-.

Meaning of chondro-

Prefix

chondro-

  1. Describing something relating to grains or having a granular structure.
  2. Describing something composed of cartilage.

Forms of chondr-

alternative formchondri-
alternative formchondro-

Origin of chondr-

From Latinized form of Ancient Greek χόνδρος (khóndros, “grain, seed, groats, gristle, cartilage”).

Questions about chondr-

What is chondr- the alternative form of?
Chondr- is the alternative form of chondro-.

Words near chondr- in the dictionary

  1. Chonan
  2. Chonburi
  3. Chondoism
  4. Chondoist
  5. Chondoists
  6. chondr-
  7. chondracanthid
  8. chondracanthids
  9. chondral
  10. chondre
  11. chondrectomies

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Adapted from Wiktionary: chondr- (page history and authors); chondro- (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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