DEUTER-


Meaning of DEUTER- in English

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

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