"pheno-" meaning in English

See pheno- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

IPA: /ˈfiː.nəʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈfɛn.əʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈfiː.noʊ/ [General-American], /ˈfɛn.oʊ/ [General-American], /ˈfiː.nə/ [General-American]
enPR: fē′nō [General-American] Etymology: # From Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō, “to bring to light, make appear; to come to light, appear”). Compare -phan in such words as tryptophan. # From phenyl + -o-. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|φαίνω||to bring to light, make appear; to come to light, appear}} Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō, “to bring to light, make appear; to come to light, appear”), {{m|en||-phan}} -phan, {{m|en|tryptophan}} tryptophan, {{af|en|phenyl|-o-}} phenyl + -o- Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} pheno-, {{en-prefix}} pheno-
  1. Showing. Tags: morpheme Translations (Translations): feno- (Polish)
    Sense id: en-pheno--en-prefix-ykgJDkKV Disambiguation of 'Translations': 72 28
  2. (organic chemistry) Derived from benzene or containing phenyl. Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Organic chemistry
    Sense id: en-pheno--en-prefix-6AoFrRSF Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: phen- [before-vowel], phaeno-, phæno-

Alternative forms

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