Aniso- Definition
anīsō, anīsə
prefix
Unequal; dissimilar.
Anisogamy.
American Heritage
Forming compounds words having the sense ‘unequal’ (often formed to contrast with similar words in iso-).
Wiktionary
affix
Not equal, not alike.
Anisomerous.
Webster's New World
Origin of Aniso-
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From Greek anīsos an- not a–1 īsos equal
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Representing a combining form of Ancient Greek ἄνισος (anisos, “unequal”).
From Wiktionary
ModL < Gr anisos, unequal < an-, not + isos, equal
From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition
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