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| Orth. |
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| —abbreviation for |
| Orthodox (religion) |
| ortho- or (before a vowel) orth- |
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| —combining form |
| 1. | straight or upright: orthotropous |
| 2. | perpendicular or at right angles: orthoclastic |
| 3. | correct or right: orthodontics; orthodox; orthography; orthoptics |
| 4. | (often in italics) Compare meta- Compare para- o- denoting an organic compound containing a benzene ring with substituents attached to adjacent carbon atoms (the 1,2- positions): orthodinitrobenzene |
| 5. | See meta- denoting an oxyacid regarded as the highest hydrated form of the anhydride or a salt of such an acid: orthophosphoric acid |
| 6. | See para- denoting a diatomic substance in which the spins of the two atoms are parallel: orthohydrogen |
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| [from Greek orthos straight, right, upright] |
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| orth- or (before a vowel) orth- |
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| —combining form |
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| [from Greek orthos straight, right, upright] |
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