metallo-

1. a combining form representing metal in compound words:

   metallography.

metallo-

combining_form

1. denoting metal

   metalloid

   metallography

   metallurgy

Word History and Origins

Origin of metallo-¹

< Greek, combining form of métallon

Word History and Origins

Origin of metallo-¹

from Greek metallon

Example Sentences

Et ex eodem metallo, ait tubicen, velut sternutamento audias.

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