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epi-


epi-

prefix

Definition of EPI-

1
: upon <epiphyte> : besides <epiphenomenon> : attached to <epididymis> : over <epicenter> : outer <epiblast> : after <epigenesis>
2
a : chemical entity related to (such) another <epimer> b : chemical entity distinguished from (such) another by having a bridge connection <epichlorohydrin>

Variants of EPI-

epi- or ep-

Origin of EPI-

Latin, from Greek, from epi on, at, besides, after; akin to Old English eofot crime

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