actino-

Translingual

Etymology

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

Prefix

actino-

1. ray; radial form

Derived terms

• Actinobacteria
• Actinopterygii
• Actinodura
• Actinote
• Actinomyces

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English

Alternative forms

• actin-

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀκτίς (aktís, “ray”).

Prefix

actino-

1. (biology) radial; ray
2. (physics) actinic radiation

Derived terms

► English words prefixed with actino-

Translations

having a radial form

• Portuguese: actino-

related to actinic radiation

• Irish: achtana-

Anagrams

• Catino, action, atonic, cation, cation-π

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French

Prefix

actino-

1. actino-

Derived terms

► French words prefixed with actino-

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀκτίς (aktís, “ray”).

Prefix

actino-

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