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prepro-

prepro- prefix: denoting a precursor (molecule).

Prefix

prepro-

  1. Denoting a precursor (molecule).

Origin of prepro-

From biology circa the 1960s and 1970s, as part of the development of the science of posttranslational modification; by surface analysis, pre- + pro-.

Questions about prepro-

What does prepro- mean?
Prepro- means denoting a precursor (molecule).
What part of speech is prepro-?
Prepro- is a prefix.

Words near prepro- in the dictionary

  1. preprinted
  2. preprinting
  3. preprints
  4. preprioception
  5. preprioceptive
  6. prepro-
  7. preproalbumin
  8. preproalbumins
  9. preprobate
  10. preprocalcitonin
  11. preprocambial

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