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epi-

prefix
variants: or ep-

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

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Origin and Etymology of epi-

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

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