mes-
pref.(前缀)
pref.(前缀)
- Variant of meso-
meso-的变体
mes-
combining form
a variant of meso- ⇒
mesarch,
mesencephalon,
mesenteron
meso- or (before a vowel) mes-
combining form
middle or intermediate
⇒
mesomorph
Origin
from Greek mesos middlemes-
1
variant of meso- before vowels:
mesencephalon.
Related Words
- mesocecum
- mesothorax
- mesoappendix
- mesovarium
- mesocardium
- mesocolon
mes-variant of meso-, sometimes used before vowels, as in mesencephalon.
mes-
combining form
or meso-
mesocarp
2. intermediate (as in size or type)
mesomorph
meson
combining form
or meso-
ETYMOLOGY Latin, from Greek, from mesos — more at mid
1. mid : in the middlemesocarp
2. intermediate (as in size or type)
mesomorph
meson
mes-
combining form. the form of meso- before vowels, as in mesencephalon.
mes-
combining form
or meso-
Etymology: Latin, from Greek, from mesos — more at mid
1.
a. : in the middle : intermediate (as in position, size, type, time, degree)
< mesoderm >
< mesodont >
< mesonephroma >
< mesoplankton >
< mesoprosopic >
< Mesozoa >
< mesocarp >
b. : mesentery or membrane supporting a (specified) part
< mesocaecum >
< mesocolon >
< mesarchium >
c. : mesoderm : mesodermal and
< mesameboid >
2. meso- : a reduction product of a porphyrin or other pyrrole derivative in which one or more vinyl groups have been hydrogenated to ethyl
< mesohemin >
< mesobilirubin >
3. : an inorganic acid regarded as an intermediate hydrated form
< dimesoperiodic acid H4I2O9 >
4. meso-, usually italic
a. : an optical isomer whose inactivity is attributed to the molecule's being internally compensated
< meso-tartaric acid >
b. : a middle position or group especially in a cyclic compound
< meso-chloro-anthracene is 9-chloro-anthracene >
< meso-phenyl-imidazole is 2-phenyl-imidazole >
— abbr. ms or μ
5. : of late Paleozoic or of Mesozoic age — in names of igneous rocks
or meso-
1.
a.
< mesoderm >
< mesodont >
< mesonephroma >
< mesoplankton >
< mesoprosopic >
< Mesozoa >
< mesocarp >
b.
< mesocaecum >
< mesocolon >
< mesarchium >
c.
< mesameboid >
2. meso-
< mesohemin >
< mesobilirubin >
3.
< dimesoperiodic acid H4I2O9 >
4. meso-, usually italic
a.
< meso-tartaric acid >
b.
< meso-chloro-anthracene is 9-chloro-anthracene >
< meso-phenyl-imidazole is 2-phenyl-imidazole >
— abbr. ms or μ
5.
mes-
Prefix
- prevocalic variant of meso-
- mesenchyma