allo-

See also: allo, allô, allò, and álló

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄλλος (állos, “other”), from Proto-Hellenic *áľľos, from Proto-Indo-European *ályos, *h₂élyos (English else).

Prefix

allo-

1. different, other
2. (chemistry) isomeric; especially, of amino acids having two chiral centres, the second diastereoisomer to be discovered or synthesized
3. (chemistry) a diastereomer having the same configuration on four neighboring chiral carbon atoms as carbohydrate allose

Antonyms

• auto-

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with allo-

• alloromantic
• allosexual

Related terms

• allele

Translations

different

• Catalan: al·lo- (ca)
• Irish: alla-
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Portuguese: alo-
• Spanish: alo- (es)

isomeric

• Catalan: al·lo- (ca)
• Irish: alla-
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Portuguese: alo-
• Spanish: alo- (es)

Anagrams

• Lola, lalo, olla

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French

Prefix

allo-

1. allo-

Derived terms

French terms prefixed with allo-