lepto-
See also: lepto and leptó
English
Alternative forms
- lept- (before a vowel)
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek λεπτός (leptós, “thin”).
Prefix
lepto-
- thin, fine, slender
- (physics) lepton
Antonyms
- eury-
- platy-
Derived terms
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- lepta
- leptocephalus
- leptokurtotic
- lepton
- leptoprosopic
- leptosome
- Leptospira
- leptospirosis
See also
- meso-
- steno-
Anagrams
- Pelto, TELOP, Telop, Topel, telop