"physico-" meaning in English

See physico- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Etymology: From Ancient Greek; see physical. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|-}} Ancient Greek Head templates: {{en-prefix}} physico-
  1. physical; pertaining to physics Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-physico--en-prefix-NmT3dv~o
  2. natural; having or relating to or depending upon natural causes Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-physico--en-prefix-hyBm0gj6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: physicochemical
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