metallo

metallo-

a combining form representing metal, in compound words: metallography.
Also, metalli-; especially before a vowel, metall-.


Origin:
< Greek, combining form of métallon

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metallo-
 
combining form
denoting metal: metallography; metalloid; metallurgy
 
[from Greek metallon]

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metallo- or metall-
pref.
Metal: metalloenzyme.

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