hapto-

English

Etymology

From ἅπτω (háptō, “touch, fasten”).

Prefix

hapto-

  1. (chemistry, biology) attachment or binding; adhesion
    Synonym: thigmo-

Derived terms

    English terms prefixed with hapto-
    haptoattractant
    haptodysphoria
    haptokinesis
    haptokinetic
    haptometer
    haptomonad
    haptonasty
    haptonema
    haptonomy
    haptophore
    haptophyte
    haptotactic
    haptotaxis
    haptotropic
    haptotropism
  • haptogenic

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