metallo-

a combining form representing metal in compound words: metallography.
Also metalli-; especially before a vowel, metall-.

Origin of metallo-

< Greek, combining form of métallon

Words nearby metallo-

metallide, metalliferous, metalline, metallist, metallize, metallo-, metallo-organic, metallocene, metalloenzyme, metallograph, metallography

British Dictionary definitions for metallo-

metallo-

combining form

denoting metal metallography; metalloid; metallurgy

Word Origin for metallo-

from Greek metallon

Medical definitions for metallo-

metallo-

pref.

Metal:metalloenzyme.