steato-

steato-

a combining form meaning “fat,” “tallow”; used in the formation of compound words: steatopygia.
Also, especially before a vowel, steat-.


Origin:
< Greek steat- (stem of stéar fat) + -o-
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Steato- is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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steato-
 
combining form
denoting fat
 
[from Greek stear, steat- fat, tallow]

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Medical Dictionary

steato- or steat-
pref.
Fat: steatolytic.

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