meso-

See also: meso, mesó, méso, méso-, měso, and μέσο

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos, “middle”).

Prefix

meso-

1. (taxonomy, biology) Intermediate in size or other characteristic.

Derived terms

• Mesocricetus

Related terms

• Canis mesomelas
• Mesembryanthemum

English

Alternative forms

• mes- (prevocalic)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos, “middle”).

Prefix

meso-

1. middle
   1. Used with words of Greek origin.
   2. middle-sized
2. intermediate
3. (chemistry) Designating an achiral member of a group of diastereoisomers that has at least one chiral member

   meso-tartaric acid

Synonyms

• (more generally): mid-
• (middle): medio- (used with words of Latin origin.)

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with meso-

• mesoglea
• mesomere
• mesomorph
• mesonephros
• mesopelagic
• Mesopotamia
• mesoscopic
• mesothelioma
• mesothelium

 

Translations

prefix meaning middle

• Arabic: وَسْط‎ (wasṭ), وَسْطِيّ‎ (wasṭiyy)
• Catalan: meso-
• French: méso- (fr)
• Galician: meso-
• German: meso- (de)
• Greek: μεσο- (el) (meso-)
• Irish: méisi-
• Italian: meso-
• Portuguese: meso-
• Spanish: meso-

See also

• centro-/centri- (central), especially of mass nouns

Anagrams

• 'omes, -some, Meos, OEMs, emos, some

Catalan

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos, “middle”).

Prefix

meso-

1. meso-

Derived terms

Catalan terms prefixed with meso-

Related terms

• endo-
• exo-

Indonesian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos, “middle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [meso]
• Hyphenation: mé‧so

Prefix

méso-

1. meso-

Derived terms

Category Indonesian terms prefixed with meso- not found

Further reading

• “meso-” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Prefix

meso-

1. meso-

Derived terms

Italian terms prefixed with meso-

Anagrams

• Mosè, some

Portuguese

Prefix

meso-

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

Derived terms

Portuguese terms prefixed with meso-

Spanish

Prefix

meso-

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

Derived terms

Spanish terms prefixed with meso-

Further reading

• “meso-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014