ovo-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ovo"

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin ōvum (“egg”).

Prefix

ovo-

  1. egg; ovum
    • 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 611: [cf. oleaginous]
      This being just at the height of the culte de la mayonnaise then sweeping Belgium, oversize exhibits of the ovoöleaginous emulsion were to be encountered at every hand.

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with ovo-
ovastacin
ovicide
ovococcus
ovocylindrical
ovoflavoprotein
ovogenesis
ovogenetic
ovogenic
ovoglobulin
ovoglycoprotein
ovoinhibitor
ovolactovegetarian
lactoovovegetarian
ovomacroglobulin
ovomucin
ovomucoid
ovogonial
ovogonium
ovopathy
ovoperoxidase
ovophile
ovoplasma
ovoprotection
ovoprotective
ovopyriform
ovorubin
ovostatin
ovotesticular
ovotestis
ovothiol
ovotoxic
ovotoxicant
ovotoxicity
ovotoxin
ovotransferrin
ovotriangular
ovoviviparous

Anagrams

Italian

Alternative forms

Prefix

ovo-

  1. ovo-

Derived terms

Italian terms prefixed with ovo-
ovocellula
ovocito
ovodonazione
ovogenesi
ovoide
ovopositore
ovoviviparismo
ovoviviparità
ovoviviparo

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin ovum (“egg”).

Prefix

ovo-

  1. ovo-

Derived terms

Category Portuguese terms prefixed with ovo- not found

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