allo-

See also: allo, allô, allò, álló, and ällö

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄλλος (állos, “other”), from Proto-Hellenic *áľľos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos (English else).

Prefix

allo-

1. different; other.
   1. (biology, medicine, transplantation) nonself; nonself but of the same species.

      allogeneic transplant

      allograft

2. (linguistics) variant.
3. (chemistry) isomeric; especially, of amino acids having two chiral centres, the second diastereoisomer to be discovered or synthesized
4. (chemistry) a diastereomer having the same configuration on four neighboring chiral carbon atoms as carbohydrate allose

Synonyms

• (different, other): hetero-

Antonyms

• auto-
• self-

Coordinate terms

• xeno-

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with allo-

Related terms

• allele

Translations

different

• Catalan: al·lo- (ca)
• Irish: alla-
• Polish: alo-, allo-
• Portuguese: alo-
• Spanish: alo- (es)

isomeric

• Catalan: al·lo- (ca)
• Irish: alla-
• Portuguese: alo-
• Spanish: alo- (es)

Anagrams

• -alol, Lola, lalo, olla

French

Prefix

allo-

1. allo-

Derived terms

French terms prefixed with allo-

Polish

Alternative forms

• alo-

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄλλος (állos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈal.lɔ/

Prefix

allo-

1. allo-

   ‎allo- + ‎-graf → ‎allograf

Derived terms

Polish terms prefixed with allo-

Further reading

• allo- in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• allo- in Polish dictionaries at PWN