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chondri-

chondri- 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 chondri-

alternative formchondro-
alternative formchondr-

Origin of chondri-

From Latinized form of Ancient Greek χόνδρος (khóndros, “grain, seed, groats, gristle, cartilage”). By surface analysis, chondr- + -i-.

Questions about chondri-

What is chondri- the alternative form of?
Chondri- is the alternative form of chondro-.

Words near chondri- in the dictionary

  1. chondre
  2. chondrectomies
  3. chondrectomy
  4. chondres
  5. chondri
  6. chondri-
  7. chondrichthian
  8. chondrichthians
  9. chondrichthyan
  10. chondrichthyans
  11. chondrichthye

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Adapted from Wiktionary: chondri- (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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