auxo-

a combining form meaning “growth,” “increase,” used in the formation of compound words: auxochrome.

Nearby words

auxiliary tone, auxiliary verb, auxilytic, auxin, auxo, auxo-, auxocardia, auxochrome, auxocyte, auxospore, auxotonic

Also especially before a vowel, aux-.

Origin of auxo-

< Greek aúx(ein) to grow, increase (variant of auxánein) + -o-

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Medicine definitions for auxo-

auxo-

pref.

Increase:auxotroph.

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