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laevo-

laevo- is the alternative spelling of levo-.

Meaning of levo-

Prefix

levo-

  1. Left; on the left; toward the left.
    • levorotatory
    Synonyms:
    sinistro-
  2. Denoting a levorotatory form of an enantiomer.
    • levofloxacin, levoglucose
    Synonyms:
    L-

Questions about laevo-

What is laevo- the alternative spelling of?
Laevo- is the alternative spelling of levo-.

Words near laevo- in the dictionary

  1. laevigates
  2. laevigating
  3. laevigatoside
  4. laeviuscoloside
  5. laevo
  6. laevo-
  7. laevocardia
  8. laevocardias
  9. laevocardiogram
  10. laevocardiograms
  11. laevocardiography

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Adapted from Wiktionary: laevo- (page history and authors); levo- (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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