asco-

American  

1. a combining form meaning “sac,” used in the formation of compound words.

   ascomycete.

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asco- British  

combining form

1. indicating a bladder or ascus

   ascomycete

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Etymology

Origin of asco-

< Greek asko-, combining form of askós wineskin, bladder, belly

Example Sentences

The big-screen festivities kick off with the Gael García Bernal-produced documentary “ASCO: Without Permission,” about the 1970s Chicano art collective.

From Los Angeles Times

Combined-cycle gas plants also played a significant part in repowering the grid, but four nuclear power reactors at Almaraz, Ascó and and Vandellós were automatically shut down by the outage, and three others were already offline anyway.

From BBC

We felt like it would be almost irresponsible to say, “Here’s a movie about Asco and here’s a call to action.”

From Los Angeles Times

Coming at it as a millennial, and thinking of the young people that I’m around, I felt like Asco’s work has spoken to us because a lot of the issues that they were dealing with then — whether it’s police brutality, representation in the media or queerness — are still on our minds.

From Los Angeles Times

In the documentary, you introduce artists like Ruben Ulises Rodriguez Montoya, San Cha and Maria Maea, who created work for the 2023 exhibition “ASCO and the Next Gen” and short films which are featured in the movie.

From Los Angeles Times