I. combining form
or deutero-
Etymology: alteration (influenced by Late Latin deutero- ) of earlier deutro-, from Middle English, modification of Late Latin deutero-, from Greek deuter-, deutero-, from deuteros second; probably akin to Latin du dum formerly, Greek dein to lack, miss, Greek (Homeric) deuesthai to be in need of, Sanskrit dūra far
1. : second : secondary
deuter agonist
deutero plasm
2. : belonging to any of various classes of chemical substances regarded as secondary products of decomposition
deutero porphyrin
deutero proteose
II. combining form
or deutero-
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary from deuterium
: deuteri-
deuter ide
deutero chloroform