deuto- Meaning, Definition & Usage

Deu"to-, Deut- (Also<
  • Deuto-
  • Deut-
)
Etymology
Contr. from Gr. second.
Definitions
  1. (Chem.) A prefix which formerly properly indicated the second in a regular series of compound in the series, and not to its composition, but which is now generally employed in the same sense as bi- or di-, although little used.

Webster 1913