electro-

a combining form representing electric or electricity in compound words: electromagnetic.

Words nearby electro-

electrician, electricity, electrides, electrify, electro, electro-, electro-discharge machining, electro-oculography, electro-optics, electro-organic chemistry, electro-osmosis

Also especially before a vowel, electr-.

Origin of electro-

electr(ic) + -o-

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British Dictionary definitions for electro-

electro-

sometimes before a vowel electr-

combining form

electric or electricallyelectrocardiograph; electrocute

electrolyticelectroanalysis

Word Origin for electro-

from New Latin, from Latin ēlectrum amber, from Greek ēlektron

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Medical definitions for electro-

electro-

pref.

Electricity; electric; electrically:electrocautery.

Electron:electronegative.