apo-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix

Lacking, without, scant.
An apoenzyme: an enzyme without its cofactor; associated apoproteins.
Lacking a metallic unit.
Not, opposite.
Away from, outward, or apart in direction.
Removal, amputation.
Disjoint, separate.
Different, distinct.
Exterior, outside of.
From, coming from.
Derived from, or related to.
Distant, far from, or apart in position.

Word forms

apo- ap-

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Hellenic *apó Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πό (ăpó) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πο- (ăpo-)bor. English apo- From the Ancient Greek prefix ἀπό- (apó-), from the preposition ἀπό (apó, “from, away from”), from the Proto-Indo-European *h₂epo (“off, away”), whence the English words off and of, and ab- (via Latin). Doublet of ab- and off-.

Synonyms

out- off- ab- de- away off

Derived words

apoaequorin apocalmodulin apoceruloplasmin apoferment apoflavodoxin apoflavoprotein apoform apohemoglobin apohemoprotein apohydrogenase apoinducer apolipophorin apolipoprotein apomnemiopsin apomucin apophytochrome apoprotein aporeceptor aporepressor aposiderophore apostructure apotarget apotransferrin apotyrosinase apheliotropic Apocalypse apocentromeric apochromat apocolpial apocolpium apocrine apocyte apocytosis apohyal apomorphism apophlegmatic apophysis apopyle aposematic aposome apoatropine apocarotenal apocarotenoid apocodeine apocrenate apoharmine apomorphine apoquinamine aposcopolamine apotransaminase apovitellenin diapolycopene apocytochrome apoenzyme apoferritin apoglobin apolactoferrin apometalloprotein apomyoglobin apoplexy

Translations

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