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des-

des- prefix: a removal of a group from a molecule. Also the obsolete form of dis-.

Prefix

des-

  1. A removal of a group from a molecule.

Also used as

des- is also the obsolete form of dis-.

Origin of des-

From Middle English des-, dis-, from Old French des-, from Latin dis-.

Questions about des-

What does des- mean?
Des- means a removal of a group from a molecule.
What part of speech is des-?
Des- is a prefix.

Words near des- in the dictionary

  1. Des Moines squashes
  2. Des Murs's wiretail
  3. Des Peres
  4. Des Plaines
  5. des res
  6. des-
  7. des-gamma carboxyprothrombin
  8. des-gamma-carboxyprothrombin
  9. des-γ-carboxyprothrombin
  10. desa
  11. desaccade

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