hapto-

English

Etymology

From ἅπτω (háptō, “touch, fasten”).

Prefix

hapto-

1. (chemistry, biology) attachment or binding; adhesion

   Synonym: thigmo-

Derived terms

• English terms prefixed with hapto-

  haptoattractant

  haptodysphoria

  haptokinesis

  haptokinetic

  haptometer

  haptomonad

  haptonasty

  haptonema

  haptonomy

  haptophore

  haptophyte

  haptotactic

  haptotaxis

  haptotropic

  haptotropism
• haptogenic

Anagrams

• patho-, tapho-