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deutero-

/ˈdjuː.tə.rəʊ/

deutero- prefix: second or secondary.

Prefix

deutero-

  1. Second or secondary.
    • deutero- + -gamy → deuterogamy (“second marriage”)
  2. Containing deuterium.
    • deutero- + benzene → deuterobenzene

Forms of deutero-

alternative before-voweldeuter-
alternative formdeuto-

Origin of deutero-

From Ancient Greek δεύτερος (deúteros, “second (of two)”).

Words formed from deutero-

  • deuteroalbumose
  • deuterocasease
  • deuteroconid
  • deuterodome
  • deuteroelastose
  • deuteroexchange
  • deuterofibrinose
  • deuterogelatose
  • deuteroglobulose
  • deuteromycota
  • deuteroprism
  • deuteroproteose
  • deuterotype
  • deuterovitellose

Questions about deutero-

What does deutero- mean?
Deutero- means second or secondary.
What part of speech is deutero-?
Deutero- is a prefix.
How do you pronounce deutero-?
Deutero- is pronounced /ˈdjuː.tə.rəʊ/.

Words near deutero- in the dictionary

  1. deuteriochloroform
  2. deuterium
  3. deuterium bottleneck
  4. deuterium oxide
  5. deuteriums
  6. deutero-
  7. Deutero-Isaiah
  8. Deutero-Malay
  9. Deutero-Malays
  10. deuterobenzene
  11. deuterobenzenes

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