dehydro-

English

Etymology

de- +‎ hydro-

Prefix

dehydro-

1. (organic chemistry) Used to form the names of compounds that have lost one or more hydrogen atoms, especially those that have lost even numbers of hydrogen atoms to form double bonds

Derived terms

Derived terms

• dehydroamino
• dehydroasclepin
• dehydrocalactin
• dehydrocalotoxin
• dehydrocalotropin
• dehydrocorydalmine
• dehydrouscharidin

Translations

used to form the names of compounds that have lost one or more hydrogen atoms

• French: déshydro-