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Allo-
//æloʊ-// prefix
Definitions
Prefix
- 1 Nonself; nonself but of the same species. morpheme
"allogeneous"
- 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 Nonself; nonself but of the same species.; An arbitrary member of a heterogenous-but-interrelated group. morpheme
"alloalbumin"
- 4 External, outside, or from a separate location. morpheme
"allonomous"
- 5 External, outside, or from a separate location.; Hybridization of multiple species. morpheme
"allohaploid"
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- 6 Isomeric; especially, of amino acids having two chiral centres, the second diastereoisomer to be discovered or synthesized. morpheme
"allolactose"
- 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
- 8 Different, distinct, or other with respect to the root. morpheme
"allosome"
- 9 Different, distinct, or other with respect to the root.; Abnormal, defective with respect to the root. morpheme
"allolalia"
- 10 Different, distinct, or other with respect to the root.; Unconventional, unusual, or unexpected. morpheme
"allophone"
- 11 Different, distinct, or other with respect to the root.; Changed or modified. morpheme
"allohistorical"
- 12 Different, distinct, or other with respect to the root.; Synthetic, artificial. morpheme
"alloprotein"
- 13 Variety, heterogeneity. morpheme
"allopelagic"
- 14 Variety, heterogeneity.; Alternative, variant in form. morpheme
"allophony"
- 15 Variety, heterogeneity.; Impure in composition. morpheme
"allochromatic"
- 16 Alloparenting: parenting behaviours between animals who are not parent and child. morpheme
"allosuck"
- 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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