AMPHI-


Meaning of AMPHI- in English

prefix

or amph-

Etymology: Latin amphi- around, on both sides, from Greek amphi-, amph-, from amphi — more at ambi-

1. : around

amphis permous

2. : on both sides : of both kinds : both

amphi carpic

amphi vorous

3. usually amphi- , chemistry , usually italic : having substituents in positions 2 and 6 in two fused 6-membered rings (as in naphthalene)

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