prepro-

English

Etymology

From biology circa the 1960s and 1970s, as part of the development of the science of posttranslational modification; by surface analysis, pre- +‎ pro-.

Prefix

prepro-

1. (biology) Denoting a precursor (molecule).

   Coordinate term: pro-

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with prepro-

preproglucagon

preprohormone

preprohypocretin

preproinsulin

prepromelanin

preproorexin

preprotachykinin

preprothyrotropin