ortho-
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Ancient Greek ὀρθός (orthos).
[edit] Prefix
ortho-
- straight, right, proper
- (chemistry) Having an extra proportion of water
- (chemistry) in isomeric benzene derivatives, having the two substituents in adjacent positions (compare meta- and para-)
- (physics) of any molecule of the form X2 in which the two nuclei have parallel spin
[edit] Derived terms
- orthocentre
- orthochromatic
- orthoclase
- orthoclastic
- orthodontic
- orthodontis
- orthodontist
- orthodox
- orthodoxy
- orthodromic
- orthodrome
- orthoepy
- orthogenesis
- orthognathous
- orthogon
- orthogonal
- orthogonalization
- orthograde
- orthograph
- orthographic
- orthographical
- orthography
- orthohelium
- orthohydrogen
- orthokinesis
- orthology
- orthometric
- orthonormal
- orthopedic
- orthopedist
- orthopedy
- orthopraxy
- orthopsychiatry
- orthopter
- Ortheptera
- orthorhombic
- orthoscope
- orthoscopic
- orthosis
- orthostat
- orthostatic
- orthosteric
- orthotropic
[edit] French
[edit] Etymology
Ancient Greek ὀρθός (orthos).
[edit] Prefix
ortho-
