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hapto-

hapto- prefix: attachment or binding; adhesion.

Prefix

hapto-

  1. attachment or binding; adhesion
    Synonyms:
    thigmo-

Synonyms of hapto-

Origin of hapto-

From ἅπτω (háptō, “touch, fasten”).

Words formed from hapto-

  • haptogenic

Questions about hapto-

What does hapto- mean?
Hapto- means attachment or binding; adhesion.
What part of speech is hapto-?
Hapto- is a prefix.

Words near hapto- in the dictionary

  1. haptically
  2. hapticities
  3. hapticity
  4. hapticospatial
  5. haptics
  6. hapto-
  7. haptoattractant
  8. haptoattractants
  9. haptocorrin
  10. haptocorrins
  11. haptodysphoria

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