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Main Entry:: epi-
Variant(s):: or ep-
Function:: prefix
Etymology:: Latin, from Greek, from epi on, at, besides, after; akin to Old English eofot crime

1: upon <epiphyte> : besides <epiphenomenon> : attached to <epididymis> : over <epicenter> : outer <epiblast> : after <epigenesis>2 a: chemical entity related to (such) another <epimer> b: chemical entity distinguished from (such) another by having a bridge connection <epichlorohydrin>

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