allo-
prefixUS /æloʊ-/
Etymology From Ancient Greek ἄλλος (állos, “other”), from Proto-Hellenic *áľľos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos (English else).
17 senses
- 1Nonself; nonself but of the same species.
- 2Alloimmunity; (biology, medicine, transplantation)…
- 3An arbitrary member of a heterogenous-but-interrelated group.
- 4External, outside, or from a separate location.
- 5Hybridization of multiple species.
- 6Isomeric; especially, of amino acids having two chiral…
- 7a diastereomer having the same configuration on four…
- 8Different, distinct, or other with respect to the root.
- 9Abnormal, defective with respect to the root.
- 10Unconventional, unusual, or unexpected.
- 11Changed or modified.
- 12Synthetic, artificial.
- 13Variety, heterogeneity.
- 14Alternative, variant in form.
- 15Impure in composition.
- 16Alloparenting: parenting behaviours between animals who…
- 17Not asexual; attracted to others.
- allogeneous
- allorecognition
1 more example
- alloimmunity
Biology, Immunology, Medicine, Natural sciences, Sciences Morpheme Alloimmunity; (biology, medicine, transplantation) transplantation of cells or tissues from one person to another.
- alloresponse
- alloreaction
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- alloresponsive
Morpheme External, outside, or from a separate location.
- allonomous
- allochory
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- allogenic
Chemistry, Natural sciences, Physical sciences Morpheme Isomeric; especially, of amino acids having two chiral centres, the second diastereoisomer to be discovered or synthesized.
- allolactose
- allocholane
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- allobetulin
Chemistry, Natural sciences, Physical sciences Morpheme a diastereomer having the same configuration on four neighboring chiral carbon atoms as carbohydrate allose.
Morpheme Different, distinct, or other with respect to the root.
- allosome
- allonym
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- allocolonial
- allolalia
- allochromasia
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- allorhythmia
Morpheme Unconventional, unusual, or unexpected.
- allophone
- alloparent
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- allophane
Morpheme Changed or modified.
- allohistorical
- alloplasm
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- allobar
Chemistry, Medicine, Natural sciences, Pharmacology, Physical sciences, Sciences Morpheme Synthetic, artificial.
- alloprotein
- allopurinol
Morpheme Variety, heterogeneity.
- allopelagic
- allochronic
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- allocentric
Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences Morpheme Alternative, variant in form.
- allophony
- allocher
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- allograph
Chemistry, Geography, Geology, Mineralogy, Natural sciences, Physical sciences Morpheme Impure in composition.
- allochromatic
- allochromatic
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- allostratigraphy
Morpheme Alloparenting: parenting behaviours between animals who are not parent and child.
- allosuck
- allocare
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- allofather
Morpheme Not asexual; attracted to others.
- alloromantic
- alloerotic
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- allonormativity
- Synonyms
- hetero-
- Derived terms
148 terms
allism, allistic, alloarterial, alloartery, allocentric, allocentrism, allofeeding, allogamic, allogamous, allogamy, allogeneic, allogeneous, allogenic, allograft, allograph, allogrooming, allohormone, alloimmune, alloimmunity, allolysis, allomone, alloplasty, allopoiesis, allopreen, allopsychic, allorecognition, allorubbing, allosensitization, allosexual, allospecies, allosperm, alloactivation, alloaggressive, alloantibody, alloantigenic, allodepletion, alloexpansion, allogenome, alloimmunised, alloimmunization, alloimmunized, allopeptide, alloreaction, alloreactivity, alloresponse, alloresponsive, allosensitisation, allosensitised, allosensitized, allostimulated, allostimulation, alloallele, allochimera, allochory, allocoprophagy, allocratic, allocycle, allodeterminant, allododecaploid, allogenetic, allogenetically, allometric, allonomous, allooctoploid, alloparasite, allophile, alloalantolactone, alloaromadendrene, allobetonicoside, allobetulin, allocholane, allocholesterol, allocyathin, alloisocitrate, alloisoleucine, alloisomer, alloisomeric, alloisomerism, allolactose, alloocimene, allopaulioside, allopregnanediol, allopregnanolone, alloacceptor, allodiploid, allodiploidization, alloduplication, allohaploid, allohexaploid, allohexaploidization, allohexaploidy, alloploid, alloploidy, allopolyploid, allospecific, allocolonial, allofamilial, alloglot, allonym, allophilia, allophone, allosemitism, allosome, allocare, allocaretaker, allofather, allomother, allonurse, alloparenting, allosuck, allosuckling, allocher, allofam, alloglottography, allomorph, allophony, allotermin, allochezia, allochromasia, allodynia, allolalia, allometry, allorhythmia, allobar, allocortex, allomelanin, alloparent, allophane, alloalbumin, alloform, alloidentical, allohistorical, allohistory, alloplasm, allosteric, isallobar, allochronic, allopelagic, allochemical, allochromatic, allostratigraphic, allostratigraphy, allocishet, alloerotic, allonormativity, alloromantic, alloprotein, allopurinol- Related terms
- allele
- Coordinate terms
- xeno-