des-

English

prefix
Definitions
  • reversal of sense of succeeding word
  • (organic chemistry) removal of a group from a molecule

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French des- (de-, dis-) derived from Latin dis- (apart, away, utterly, indicating negation, two, not, double, assunder, in different directions, exceedingly, twice, asunder).

Origin

Latin

dis-

Gloss

apart, away, utterly, indicating negation, two, not, double, assunder, in different directions, exceedingly, twice, asunder

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二

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