hect-

Variant of hecto-

hecto- definition

hecto- (hek′tō, -tə)

one hundred; the factor 10 hectogram
also, before a vowel, hect-

Etymology: Fr, contr < Gr hekaton, hundred

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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