Standard Lemma guide
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prefix
Right; on the right; toward the right.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
prefix
Denoting a dextrorotatory form of an enantiomer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *déḱs Proto-Indo-European *deḱs-terósder. Proto-Italic *deksteros Latin dexter English dextro- From Latin dexter (“right”).
