ORGANO-


Meaning of ORGANO- in English

[ 'ɔ:g(ə)nəʊ , ɔ:'ganəʊ ]

■ combining form

1》 chiefly Biology relating to bodily organs: organogenesis.

2》 Chemistry (forming names of classes of organic compounds containing a particular element or group) organic: organophosphate.

Origin

from Gk organon 'organ'; sense 2 from organic .

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.