allo-, all-

Pertaining to, or characterizing, one of the various crystalline forms of a matter: John viewed the mineral and all the allomorphic forms it had.

1. The property of certain chemical substances occurring in different crystalline forms: One example is calcium carbonate that exists as calcite and as aragonite.

Allomorphism refers to the property possessed by certain substances of assuming a different crystalline form while remaining unchanged in chemical constitution.
2. A variant phonological representation of a morpheme: Examples of allomorphism are the final sounds of "bets" and "beds", as well as, "horses" and "oxen" which are allomorphs of the English plural morpheme.

Allometric variation in a series of genetically different but related organisms: Allomorphosis can be seen in the difference of jaw length to skull length of the adult in a series of breeds of dogs. Allomorphosis relates to evolution with a rapid increase of specialization characterized by the rapid developlment or growth of one anatomical feature or organ in relation to the entire organism..

A female animal showing maternal, or motherly, behavior toward young that are not her own: The allomother was happy to take care of the baby girl until her biological mother was found.

Controlled by external stimulation: An allonomous condition refers to an organism's ability to detect an outside or external stimulus in order to react appropriately, which demonstrates its sensitivity to that stimulus.

1. The name of another person, especially that of a significant historical figure, which is assumed by a writer.
2. A book bearing the name of someone other than its author.

Pertaining to a publication that is indicated is the name of a writer other than the author: The article in the newspaper was presented with an allonymous identification instead of the actual writer.

A reference to someone who uses a name that belongs to another person: There are some writers who prefer to use an allonymously produced name of an historical person in order to attract more readers.

An organism parasitic on an unrelated host organism.

An animal showing parental behavior toward young that are not its own.

Relating to or being a male alloparent.

A practitioner of allopathy; that is, a physician who uses allopathy as a method of treating diseases; such as, someone who intervenes actively through medication, surgery, and so on.

Of or relating to allopathy.

Someone who practices alternative medicine or a therapeutic system in which a disease is treated by producing a second condition that is incompatible with or antagonistic to the first (homeopathy): Mr. Simmons was an allopathist who treated Mary's symptoms of her ailment with a substance that caused the opposite effect.