allo- |
other; different; variation. |
allocate |
to assign or set aside (money or other resources) for some specific use. [2 definitions] |
all of a sudden |
suddenly; without warning. |
allogamy |
the technique or process of cross-fertilization in plants. |
allogeneic |
belonging to the same species but genetically different. |
allogenic |
caused by environmental factors that do not involve living organisms. [2 definitions] |
allograft |
a tissue graft in which the donor and recipient are of the same species but are genetically different. |
allomerism |
change in chemical composition without accompanying change in crystalline form. |
allometric |
pertaining to allometry. |
allometry |
the growth rate of part of an organism in comparison with the growth rate of the entire organism or some other part of it. [2 definitions] |
allomorph |
any of several alternate structural forms of the same chemical compound; paramorph. [2 definitions] |
allopath |
one who favors or practices allopathy. |
allopathy |
treatment of disease with agents intended to produce effects that are different from those of the disease. (Cf. homeopathy.) |
allopatric |
living in different geographic areas or in isolation, used esp. in reference to closely related species or to different populations of a single species. [2 definitions] |
allophone |
in phonetics, any of the variants of a phoneme. |
allosaurus |
any of various large meat-eating dinosaurs of the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. |
allot |
to designate (an amount) to be used or given out. [2 definitions] |
allotment |
the act of allotting or something that is allotted; appropriation or share. [2 definitions] |
allotrope |
one of several forms in which a chemical element may exist. |
allotropic |
pertaining to or having the property of allotropy. |
allotropy |
the existence of some chemical elements in more than one structural form. |