meso-

See also: meso, mesó, 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-

Terms derived from meso-

• Mesoamerica
• mesocephalic
• mesogastrium
• mesoglea
• mesolevel
• Mesolithic
• mesomere
• mesomorph

• mesomorphic
• meson
• mesonephros
• mesopause
• mesopelagic
• mesophyll
• mesophyte
• Mesopotamia

• mesoscopic
• mesosome
• mesosphere
• mesothelioma
• mesothelium
• mesothorax
• mesothorium
• Mesozoic

Translations

prefix meaning middle

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

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

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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-

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Portuguese

Prefix

meso-

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