ent-

See also: ent, Ent, ENT, ént, ënt, -ent, and ent.

English

Prefix

ent-

1. (organic chemistry) enantiomeric

   Steviol is ent-13-hydroxykaur-16-en-19-oic acid.

Anagrams

• .NET, NET, Net, TEN, net, ten

German

Alternative forms

• emp- (only in empfangen, empfehlen, empfinden)

Etymology

From Middle High German ent-, int-, ant-, from Old High German int-, -ant, -anta, from Proto-West Germanic *anda-, from Proto-Germanic *andi-, *anþi-, representative of a combining form of "and". Doublet of anti-.

Cognate with Middle Dutch ont- (Dutch ont-), Old English and-, ond- (English un-), Old Norse and- (Swedish an-), Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌳- (and-), Danish und-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛnt/, [ʔɛnt]

• Audio:

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Prefix

ent-

1. Inseparable verb prefix indicating removing something from the object, from, away from, off.
2. Inseparable verb prefix indicating a conversion to the opposite, a reversion.
3. Inseparable verb prefix indicating the beginning of something.
4. In the nomenclature of organic chemistry (natural compounds), a sterochemical descriptor prefix (before entire compound name) meaning enantiomer.

Derived terms

German terms prefixed with ent-

• (from): entarten, entblättern, entfesseln, entfolgen, entgiften, entehren, entfärben, entfetten, enthaaren, enthäuten, enthüllen, entlarven, entpuppen, entrosten
• (reversion): entdecken, enteilen, enterben, entfernen, entfliehen, entfremden, entführen, entkräften, entnehmen, entschädigen, entschärfen, entschlüsseln, entsetzen, entsichern, entwaffnen, entweder, entwirren, entzaubern
• (beginning): entbrennen, entfachen, entflammen, entsprießen, entspringen, entstehen, entzünden

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ænt/

Prefix

ent-

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Derived terms

Luxembourgish terms prefixed with ent-