meso-

See also: meso, mesó, méso, méso-, měso, and μέσο

English

Alternative forms

• mes- (prevocalic)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos, “middle”).

Prefix

meso-

1. middle
2. intermediate
3. (chemistry) Designating an achiral member of a group of diastereoisomers that has at least one chiral member

   meso-tartaric acid

Derived terms

► English words prefixed with meso-

Derived terms

• mesoglea
• mesomere
• mesomorph

• mesonephros
• mesopelagic
• Mesopotamia

• mesoscopic
• mesothelioma
• mesothelium

Translations

prefix meaning middle

• Arabic: وَسْط‎ (wasṭ), وَسْطِيّ‎ (wasṭiyy)
• Catalan: meso-
• French: méso- (fr)
• German: meso- (de)
• Greek: μεσο- (el) (meso-)

• Irish: méisi-
• Italian: meso-
• Portuguese: meso-
• Spanish: meso-

Anagrams

• 'omes, -some, Meos, OEMs, emos, some

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Catalan

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos, “middle”).

Prefix

meso-

1. meso-

Derived terms

► Catalan words prefixed with meso-

Related terms

• endo-
• exo-

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Italian

Prefix

meso-

1. meso-

Derived terms

► Italian words prefixed with meso-

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Portuguese

Prefix

meso-

1. meso- (located in or relating to the middle)

Derived terms

► Portuguese words prefixed with meso-

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Spanish

Prefix

meso-

1. meso- (located in or relating to the middle)

Derived terms

► Spanish words prefixed with meso-

Further reading

• “meso-” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.