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erythro-

erythro- prefix: used to form scientific terms meaning red, or showing a relationship to red blood cells.

Prefix

erythro-

  1. Used to form scientific terms meaning red, or showing a relationship to red blood cells.
  2. In a compound with two chiral centers, having two identical substituents on the same side of the molecule.

Forms of erythro-

alternative formerythr-

Origin of erythro-

Derived from Ancient Greek ἐρῠθρός (erŭthrós, “red”).

Questions about erythro-

What does erythro- mean?
Erythro- means used to form scientific terms meaning red, or showing a relationship to red blood cells.
What part of speech is erythro-?
Erythro- is a prefix.

Words near erythro- in the dictionary

  1. erythritic
  2. erythritol
  3. erythritols
  4. erythrityl
  5. erythrityls
  6. erythro-
  7. erythroagglutinating
  8. erythroagglutination
  9. erythroagglutinations
  10. erythroagglutinin
  11. erythroagglutinins

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