metallo-
1.
a combining form representing
metal,
in compound words:
metallography.
Also,
metalli-
;
especially before a vowel,
metall-
.
Origin
<
Greek,
combining form of
métallon
British Dictionary definitions for
metallo-
metallo-
combining form
1.
denoting metal:
metallography,
metalloid,
metallurgy
Word Origin
from Greek
metallon
metallo-
in Medicine
metallo-
or
metall-
pref.
Metal:
metalloenzyme.