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steato-

steato- prefix: fat.

Prefix

steato-

  1. fat

Origin of steato-

From στέατος (stéatos), the genitive singular of Ancient Greek στέαρ (stéar, “hard fat, suet”).

Questions about steato-

What does steato- mean?
Steato- means fat.
What part of speech is steato-?
Steato- is a prefix.

Words near steato- in the dictionary

  1. stearyls
  2. steatite
  3. steatites
  4. steatitic
  5. steatitis
  6. steato-
  7. steatocystoma
  8. steatocystomas
  9. steatocystomata
  10. steatodism
  11. steatofibrosis

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