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orth-

2 ENTRIES FOUND:

orth-

prefix

Definition of ORTH-

1
: hydrated or hydroxylated to the highest degree <orthophosphoric acid>
2
: involving substitution at or characterized by or having the relationship of two neighboring positions in the benzene ring—abbreviation o- <ortho-xylene or o-xylene>; compare meta- 2, para- 2

Variants of ORTH-

orth- or ortho-

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