ANA-


Meaning of ANA- in English

prefix

or an-

Etymology: Medieval Latin, from Latin ana- & Late Latin an-, from Greek ana-, an-, from ana up, on — more at on

1. : up : upward

an ode

Ana cardium

2. : back : backward

ana nym

3. : again : anew

ana genesis

4. usually ana- , chemistry , usually italic : having substituents in positions 1 and 5 in two fused 6-membered rings (as in naphthalene, quinoline)

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