lepto-

See also: lepto and leptó

English

Alternative forms

• lept- (before a vowel)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek λεπτός (leptós, “thin”).

Prefix

lepto-

1. thin, fine, slender
2. (physics) lepton

Antonyms

• eury-
• platy-

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with lepto-

• lepta
• leptin
• leptocephalus
• leptokurtotic
• lepton
• leptoprosopic
• leptosome
• leptotene
• leptonema
• Leptospira
• leptospirosis

See also

• meso-
• steno-

Anagrams

• Pelto, TELOP, Telop, Topel, telop