organo-

English

Prefix

organo-

1. Used to form words relating to organs of the body
2. Used in chemistry to form adjectives and nouns describing compounds in which an organic group is attached to an inorganic element or grouping (sometimes hyphenated)
3. Used to form words relating to organic matter (in the soil etc)

Derived terms

organoactinide organoalkali organoaluminium, organo-aluminium organoborane, organo-borane organoboron, organo-boron organobromine organocadmium organochloride organochlorine organoclay organocopper organofluorine organogenesis organogenetic organogenic organogenous organogermanium organographical organography organohalogen, organo-halogen organoid organoiodine organolead, organo-lead organoleptic organolite organolithium, organo-lithium organological organologist organology

organomagnesium, organo-magnesium organomercurial, organo-mercurial organomercury, organo-mercury organometal organometallic organonomy organopalladium organophosphate organophosphorous organophosphorus organophyly organoplastic organoselenium organosilane, organo-silane organosiloxane, organo-siloxane organosilicon, organo-silicon organosol organosulfur organosulfate organotellurium organotherapeutic organotherapeutics organotherapy organothiophosphate organotin, organo-tin organotitanium organotypic organovanadium organozinc, organo-zinc