apo-
Language: English
Part of speech: prefix
Forms: form: ap-
Etymology: From the Ancient Greek prefix ἀπό- (apó-), from the preposition ἀπό (apó, “from, away from”), from the Proto-Indo-European *h₂epo (“off, away”), whence the English words off and of, and ab- (via Latin). Doublet of ab- and off-.
Senses: examples: text: aponeurosis
text: apomeiosis
text: apogamy
glosses: Lacking, without, scant.
examples: text: aporeceptor
text: apoflavoprotein
text: apomucin
topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Lacking, without, scant.
An apoenzyme: an enzyme without its cofactor; associated apoproteins.
examples: text: apoglobin
text: apomyoglobin
text: apometalloprotein
topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Lacking, without, scant.
Lacking a metallic unit.
examples: text: apotracheal
text: apogeotropic
glosses: Lacking, without, scant.
Not, opposite.
examples: text: apocentromeric
text: apheliotropic
text: apophlegmatic
text: apopyle
text: apophysis
glosses: Away from, outward, or apart in direction.
examples: text: apotemnophobia
text: apotemnophilia
text: apophallation
glosses: Away from, outward, or apart in direction.
Removal, amputation.
examples: text: apocarpous
text: aposepalous
text: apopetalous
glosses: Away from, outward, or apart in direction.
Disjoint, separate.
examples: text: apomedication
text: apomorph
glosses: Away from, outward, or apart in direction.
Different, distinct.
examples: text: aposematism
text: apoplast
glosses: Away from, outward, or apart in direction.
Exterior, outside of.
examples: text: apology
text: apocrypha
text: apodeme
glosses: From, coming from.
examples: text: apoharmine
text: apocodeine
text: apomorphine
glosses: From, coming from.
Derived from, or related to.
qualifier: organic chemisty
examples: text: apophyte
text: apomecometry
glosses: Distant, far from, or apart in position.
examples: text: apocentric
text: apocenter
text: apastron
glosses: Distant, far from, or apart in position.
Furthest in position
examples: text: apoposeidion
text: apouranion
text: apocytherion
topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
glosses: Distant, far from, or apart in position.
Apoapsis: the point of a body's elliptical orbit about the system's centre of mass where the distance between the body and the centre of mass is at its maximum.
examples: text: approportionate
text: apoplexy
text: apotheosis
glosses: To carry forth, to do.
Synonyms: sense: away from
word: out-
sense: away from
word: off-
sense: away from
word: ab-
sense: away from
word: de-
sense: away from
word: away
sense: away from
word: off
Derived terms: sense: terms derived from apoenzyme
word: apoaequorin
sense: terms derived from apoenzyme
word: apocalmodulin
sense: terms derived from apoenzyme
word: apoceruloplasmin
sense: terms derived from apoenzyme
word: apoferment
sense: terms derived from apoenzyme
word: apoflavodoxin
sense: terms derived from apoenzyme
word: apoflavoprotein
sense: terms derived from apoenzyme
word: apoform
sense: terms derived from apoenzyme
word: apohemoglobin
sense: terms derived from apoenzyme
word: apohemoprotein
sense: terms derived from apoenzyme
word: apohydrogenase
sense: terms derived from apoenzyme
word: apoinducer
sense: terms derived from apoenzyme
word: apolipophorin
sense: terms derived from apoenzyme
word: apolipoprotein
sense: terms derived from apoenzyme
word: apomnemiopsin
sense: terms derived from apoenzyme
word: apomucin
sense: terms derived from apoenzyme
word: apophytochrome
sense: terms derived from apoenzyme
word: apoprotein
sense: terms derived from apoenzyme
word: aporeceptor
sense: terms derived from apoenzyme
word: aporepressor
sense: terms derived from apoenzyme
word: aposiderophore
sense: terms derived from apoenzyme
word: apostructure
sense: terms derived from apoenzyme
word: apotarget
sense: terms derived from apoenzyme
word: apotransferrin
sense: terms derived from apoenzyme
word: apotyrosinase
sense: terms derived from outward
word: apheliotropic
sense: terms derived from outward
word: Apocalypse
sense: terms derived from outward
word: apocalypse
sense: terms derived from outward
word: apocentromeric
sense: terms derived from outward
word: apochromat
sense: terms derived from outward
word: apocolpial
sense: terms derived from outward
word: apocolpium
sense: terms derived from outward
word: apocrine
sense: terms derived from outward
word: apocyte
sense: terms derived from outward
word: apocytosis
sense: terms derived from outward
word: apohyal
sense: terms derived from outward
word: apomorphism
sense: terms derived from outward
word: apophlegmatic
sense: terms derived from outward
word: apophysis
sense: terms derived from outward
word: apopyle
sense: terms derived from outward
word: aposematic
sense: terms derived from outward
word: aposome
sense: terms derived from derived
word: apoatropine
sense: terms derived from derived
word: apocarotenal
sense: terms derived from derived
word: apocarotenoid
sense: terms derived from derived
word: apocodeine
sense: terms derived from derived
word: apocrenate
sense: terms derived from derived
word: apoharmine
sense: terms derived from derived
word: apomorphine
sense: terms derived from derived
word: apoquinamine
sense: terms derived from derived
word: aposcopolamine
sense: terms derived from derived
word: apotransaminase
sense: terms derived from derived
word: apovitellenin
sense: terms derived from derived
word: diapolycopene
sense: terms derived from lackingmetal
word: apocytochrome
sense: terms derived from lackingmetal
word: apoenzyme
sense: terms derived from lackingmetal
word: apoferritin
sense: terms derived from lackingmetal
word: apoglobin
sense: terms derived from lackingmetal
word: apolactoferrin
sense: terms derived from lackingmetal
word: apometalloprotein
sense: terms derived from lackingmetal
word: apomyoglobin
sense: terms derived from doing
word: apoplexy
sense: terms derived from doing
word: apotheosis
sense: terms derived from distant
word: apanthropy
sense: terms derived from distant
word: apology
sense: terms derived from distant
word: apomecometry
sense: terms derived from distant
word: apophyte
sense: terms derived from distant
word: aposymbiosis
sense: terms derived from distant
word: apotype
sense: terms derived from furthest
word: apastron
sense: terms derived from furthest
word: apoapsis
sense: terms derived from furthest
word: apobaryon
sense: terms derived from furthest
word: apocenter
sense: terms derived from furthest
word: apocentric
sense: terms derived from lacking
word: apogamy
sense: terms derived from lacking
word: apomeiosis
sense: terms derived from lacking
word: aponecrosis
sense: terms derived from lacking
word: aponeurosis
sense: terms derived from lacking
word: aposyndetic
sense: terms derived from removal
word: apocalypse
sense: terms derived from removal
word: apophallation
sense: terms derived from removal
word: apotemnophilia
sense: terms derived from removal
word: apotemnophobia
sense: terms derived from from
word: apocrypha
sense: terms derived from from
word: apodeme
sense: terms derived from from
word: apology
sense: terms derived from apoapsis
word: apocytherion
sense: terms derived from apoapsis
word: apoposeidion
sense: terms derived from apoapsis
word: apouranion
sense: terms derived from disjoint
word: apocarpous
sense: terms derived from disjoint
word: apopetalous
sense: terms derived from disjoint
word: aposepalous
sense: terms derived from into
word: apothecary
sense: terms derived from different
word: apomedication
sense: terms derived from different
word: apomorph
sense: terms derived from exterior
word: apoplast
sense: terms derived from exterior
word: aposematism
sense: terms derived from not
word: apogeotropic
sense: terms derived from not
word: apotracheal