xyl-
pref.(前缀)
pref.(前缀)
- Variant of xylo- 
 xylo-的变体
xyl-
prefix
another name for xylo-
xylo- or (before a vowel) xyl-
combining form
indicating wood
⇒ 
xylophone
indicating xylene
⇒ 
xylidine
Origin
from Greek xulon wood☞ xylo-
xyl-variant of xylo-, before vowels, as in xylem.
xyl-
combining form
or xylo-
xylophone
2. xylene
xylidine
combining form
or xylo-
 ETYMOLOGY  Latin, from Greek, from xylon
1. woodxylophone
2. xylene
xylidine
xyl-
combining form. the form of xylo- before vowels, as in xylan, xylene.
xyl-
combining form 
or xylo-
Etymology: Latin, from Greek, from xylon; perhaps akin to Lithuanian šulas pillar, post, Old English sȳl — more at sile 
1.
a. : wood : woody 
< xylophone >
< xyloma >
b. : xylem 
2.
a. : xylene 
< xylic >
< xyloquinone >
b. : xylose 
< xylonic acid >
< xyloketose >
3. xylo-, usually ital : having the stereochemical arrangement of atoms or groups found in xylose 
< l-xylo-ascorbic acid >
or xylo-
1.
a.
< xylophone >
< xyloma >
b.
2.
a.
< xylic >
< xyloquinone >
b.
< xylonic acid >
< xyloketose >
3. xylo-, usually ital
< l-xylo-ascorbic acid >
xyl-
Prefix
- Alternative form of xylo-