levo- 或 lev-
pref.（前缀）
语源
pref.（前缀）
- To the left:
向左：
levorotatory.
左旋的 - Levorotatory:
左旋的：
levulose.
左旋糖
语源
- French lévo-
法语 lévo- - from Latin laevus [left]
源自 拉丁语 laevus [左]
levo-
combining form
a US variant of laevo-
Origin
from Latin laevus left, on the leftlaevo- or (US) levo-
combining form
on or towards the left
⇒
laevorotation
(in chemistry) denoting a laevorotatory compound
⇒
laevulose
Origin
from Latin laevus leftlevo-
Word Origin
1
a combining form meaning “left,” “levorotatory,” used in the formation of compound words:
levoglucose; levorotation.
Also, laevo-; especially before a vowel, lev-.
Origin
representing Latin laevus left, on the left; see -o-
Related Words
- laevo-
- lev-
- levodopa
- levoglucose
- levorotatory
levo-US
variant of laevo-.
levo-
⇨ see lev-
⇨ see lev-
levo-
combining form
- US spelling of
LAEVO- .〈美〉同LAEVO- .
levo-
word-forming element meaning "toward the left," from French lévo-, from Latin laevus "left" (see left, adj.).
☞ levo
levo-
— see lev-
— see lev-
levo-laevo-, lævo- lev- (before a vowel)
Prefix
- Left; on the left; toward the left.
- levorotatory
- chemistry Denoting a levorotatory form of an enantiomer.
- levofloxacin, levoglucose
Etymology
From Latin laevus (“left”).
Synonyms
Antonyms
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See also
English words prefixed with levo-