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actino-

actino-

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek the stem of ἀκτίς (aktís, ray).

Prefix

actino-

  1. Used to form the terms relating to organisms etc. that have a radial form in whole or in part

Derived terms


English

Alternative forms

Prefix

actino-

  1. (biology) Used to form the terms relating to organisms etc. that have a radial form
  2. (physics) Used to describe terms related to actinic radiation

Derived terms

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Translations


Portuguese

Prefix

actino-

  1. (biology) actino- (having a radial form)