"des-" meaning in English

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Prefix

Etymology: From Middle English des-, dis-, from Old French des-, from Latin dis-. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|des-}} Middle English des-, {{der|en|fro|des-}} Old French des-, {{der|en|la|dis-}} Latin dis- Head templates: {{en-prefix}} des-
  1. Obsolete form of dis- (“reversal of sense of succeeding word”). Tags: alt-of, morpheme, obsolete Alternative form of: dis- (extra: reversal of sense of succeeding word)
    Sense id: en-des--en-prefix-zFQ28Hg2
  2. (organic chemistry) A removal of a group from a molecule. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-des--en-prefix-1TIlTJWn Categories (other): Organic chemistry, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using catfix, Pages with 17 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 9 13 8 12 9 13 12 13 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 17 entries: 10 13 8 12 10 13 11 13 10 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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