| a combining form borrowed from Greek, where it meant “solid”, used with reference to hardness, solidity, three-dimensionality in the formation of compound words: stereochemistry; stereogram; stereoscope. |
| stereo- pref.
[Greek, from stereos, solid; see ster-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
stereo- pref.
Solid; solid body: stereotropism.
Three-dimensional: stereochemistry.