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electro

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e⋅lec⋅tro

[i-lek-troh]
–noun, plural -tros.
electrotype.

Origin:
by shortening

electro-

a combining form representing electric or electricity in compound words: electromagnetic.
Also, especially before a vowel, electr-.


Origin:
electr(ic) + -o-
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electro- or electr-
pref.

  1. Electricity; electric; electrically: electrocautery.

  2. Electron: electronegative.

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