pheno-

English

Alternative forms

  • phen- (before a vowel)
  • phaeno-, phæno-

Etymology

  1. From Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō, to bring to light, make appear; to come to light, appear). Compare -phan in such words as tryptophan.
  2. From phenyl + -o-.

Pronunciation

Prefix

pheno-

  1. Showing.
  2. (organic chemistry) Derived from benzene or containing phenyl.

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with pheno-

Translations

References

Anagrams

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.