allo-

See also: allo, allô, allò, álló, and ällö

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄλλος (állos, other), from Proto-Hellenic *áľľos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos (English else).

Prefix

allo-

  1. different; other.
    1. (biology, medicine, transplantation) nonself; nonself but of the same species.
      allogeneic transplant
      allograft
  2. (linguistics) variant.
  3. (chemistry) isomeric; especially, of amino acids having two chiral centres, the second diastereoisomer to be discovered or synthesized
  4. (chemistry) a diastereomer having the same configuration on four neighboring chiral carbon atoms as carbohydrate allose

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Derived terms

English terms prefixed with allo-

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French

Prefix

allo-

  1. allo-

Derived terms

French terms prefixed with allo-

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄλλος (állos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈal.lɔ/

Prefix

allo-

  1. allo-
    allo- + -grafallograf

Derived terms

Polish terms prefixed with allo-

Further reading

  • allo- in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • allo- in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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