Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- prefix Parachute; parachutist.
- prefix Beside; near; alongside.
- prefix Beyond.
- prefix Incorrect; abnormal.
- prefix Similar to; resembling.
- prefix Subsidiary; assistant.
- prefix Isomeric; polymeric.
- prefix Of or relating to one of three possible isomers of a benzene ring with two attached chemical groups in which the carbon atoms with attached groups are separated by two unsubstituted carbon atoms.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[From parachute.]
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Greek, from para, beside; see per in Indo-European roots.]
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