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placo-

placo- prefix: provided with or relating to a flat plate or plates.

Prefix

placo-

  1. Provided with or relating to a flat plate or plates.

Origin of placo-

From (combining form of) Ancient Greek πλάξ (pláx, “plate, tablet”).

Questions about placo-

What does placo- mean?
Placo- means provided with or relating to a flat plate or plates.
What part of speech is placo-?
Placo- is a prefix.

Words near placo- in the dictionary

  1. placki
  2. plackless
  3. placks
  4. plackstrin
  5. placky
  6. placo-
  7. placochromatic
  8. placodal
  9. placode
  10. placoderm
  11. placodermian

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