Holo- Definition
hälō, hälə; hōlō, hōlə
holos
prefix
Whole; entire; entirely.
Holoblastic.
American Heritage
affix
Whole, entire.
Holomorphic.
Webster's New World
noun
(science fiction) Hologram.
Wiktionary
adjective
(biochemistry, of a protein) Bound by ligands.
We compared the holo and apo forms of the protein.
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Other Word Forms of Holo-
Noun
Singular:
holo-
Plural:
holosOrigin of Holo-
Fr < L < Gr holos, whole < IE base *solo-, whole > L salvus, sound, safe
From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition
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Greek from holos whole sol- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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