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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

deutero- en · X

Pronunciation

  • /ˈd͡ʒuː.tə.rə/ yod-coalescence
  • /ˈdjuː.tə.rɒ/
  • /ˈd͡ʒuː.tə.rəʊ/ yod-coalescence
  • /ˈduː.tə.rɒ/ yod-dropping
  • /ˈduː.tə.rəʊ/ yod-dropping
  • /ˈdjuː.tə.rəʊ/
  • /ˈduː.tə.rə/ yod-dropping
  • /ˈdjuː.tə.rə/
  • /ˈd͡ʒuː.tə.rɒ/ yod-coalescence

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δεύτερος (deúteros, “second (of two)”).

Meanings

  1. (morpheme) Second or secondary.
    • deutero- + -gamy → deuterogamy (“second marriage”)
  2. (morpheme) Containing deuterium.
    • deutero- + benzene → deuterobenzene

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
deuter- alternative, before-vowel lexicographic
deuto- alternative lexicographic

Coordinates

trito- · prot- · trit- · proto-

Deriveds

deuteroexchange · deuterofibrinose · deuteroglobulose · deuteroproteose · deuteroelastose · deuterogelatose · deuteromycota · deuteroconid · deuterovitellose · deuterotype · deuterocasease · deuteroprism · deuterodome · deuteroalbumose

Relateds

Deuteronomy

Translations (2)

it deutero- (Translations) · fr deutéro- (Translations)