chemo-
Also found in: Medical.
chemo-
or chemi- or chem-pref.
Chemicals; chemical: chemotherapy.
[From chemical.]
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chemo-
,chemi-
or before a vowelchem-
combining form
(Chemistry) indicating that chemicals or chemical reactions are involved: chemotherapy.
[New Latin, from Late Greek khēmeia; see alchemy]
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