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leuco-

leuco- prefix: latinized Alternative spelling of leuko- (“white; colourless; leucocyte”).

Prefix

leuco-

  1. Latinized Alternative spelling of leuko- (“white; colourless; leucocyte”).

Origin of leuco-

From Latinized form of Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós, “white”).

Questions about leuco-

What does leuco- mean?
Leuco- means latinized Alternative spelling of leuko- (“white; colourless; leucocyte”).
What part of speech is leuco-?
Leuco- is a prefix.

Words near leuco- in the dictionary

  1. leuco bases
  2. leuco dye
  3. leuco dyes
  4. leuco form
  5. leuco forms
  6. leuco-
  7. leucoagglutination
  8. leucoagglutinin
  9. leucoagglutinins
  10. leucoanthocyanidin
  11. leucoanthocyanidins

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