Allo-

//æloʊ-// prefix

Definitions

Prefix
  1. 1
    Nonself; nonself but of the same species. morpheme

    "allogeneous"

  2. 2
    Nonself; nonself but of the same species.; Alloimmunity; (biology, medicine, transplantation) transplantation of cells or tissues from one person to another. morpheme

    "alloresponse"

  3. 3
    Nonself; nonself but of the same species.; An arbitrary member of a heterogenous-but-interrelated group. morpheme

    "alloalbumin"

  4. 4
    External, outside, or from a separate location. morpheme

    "allonomous"

  5. 5
    External, outside, or from a separate location.; Hybridization of multiple species. morpheme

    "allohaploid"

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  1. 6
    Isomeric; especially, of amino acids having two chiral centres, the second diastereoisomer to be discovered or synthesized. morpheme

    "allolactose"

  2. 7
    Isomeric; especially, of amino acids having two chiral centres, the second diastereoisomer to be discovered or synthesized.; a diastereomer having the same configuration on four neighboring chiral carbon atoms as carbohydrate allose. morpheme
  3. 8
    Different, distinct, or other with respect to the root. morpheme

    "allosome"

  4. 9
    Different, distinct, or other with respect to the root.; Abnormal, defective with respect to the root. morpheme

    "allolalia"

  5. 10
    Different, distinct, or other with respect to the root.; Unconventional, unusual, or unexpected. morpheme

    "allophone"

  6. 11
    Different, distinct, or other with respect to the root.; Changed or modified. morpheme

    "allohistorical"

  7. 12
    Different, distinct, or other with respect to the root.; Synthetic, artificial. morpheme

    "alloprotein"

  8. 13
    Variety, heterogeneity. morpheme

    "allopelagic"

  9. 14
    Variety, heterogeneity.; Alternative, variant in form. morpheme

    "allophony"

  10. 15
    Variety, heterogeneity.; Impure in composition. morpheme

    "allochromatic"

  11. 16
    Alloparenting: parenting behaviours between animals who are not parent and child. morpheme

    "allosuck"

  12. 17
    Not asexual; attracted to others. morpheme

    "alloromantic"

Etymology

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

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