Eco

[ek-oh, ee-koh] /ˈɛk oʊ, ˈi koʊ/ Informal.

adjective
1.
ecological or environmental.
2.
not harmful to the environment:
an eco resort with no air conditioning.
noun
3.
ecology.
[ek-oh; Italian e-kaw] /ˈɛk oʊ; Italian ˈɛ kɔ/
noun
1.
Umberto, born 1932, Italian novelist and philosopher.
1.
a combining form representing ecology, in the formation of compounds (ecosystem; ecotype); also with the more general sense “environment,” “nature,” “natural habitat” (ecocide; ecolaw; ecopolitics).
/ˈiːkəʊ/
noun
1.

/ˈɛkəʊ/
noun
1.
Umberto. born 1932, Italian semiologist and writer. His novels include The Name of the Rose (1981) and Foucault’s Pendulum (1988)
combining form
1.
denoting ecology or ecological: ecocide, ecosphere

word-forming element referring to the environment and man’s relation to it, abstracted from ecology, ecological; attested from 1969.

eco- pref.
Ecology; ecological: ecosystem.

-combining word

Having to do with ecology: ecoactivist/ ecofreak/ eco-terrorist/ eco-warrior (1960+)
Economic Cooperation Organization

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Ecocentric
[ek-oh-sen-triz-uh m, ee-koh-] /ˌɛk oʊˈsɛn trɪz əm, ˌi koʊ-/ noun 1. a philosophy or perspective that places intrinsic value on all living organisms and their natural environment, regardless of their perceived usefulness or importance to human beings. /ˌiːkəʊˈsɛntrɪk/ adjective 1. having a serious concern for environmental issues: ecocentric management adjective having a focus on environmental […]
Ecocentrism
[ek-oh-sen-triz-uh m, ee-koh-] /ˌɛk oʊˈsɛn trɪz əm, ˌi koʊ-/ noun 1. a philosophy or perspective that places intrinsic value on all living organisms and their natural environment, regardless of their perceived usefulness or importance to human beings.
Ecocidal
[ek-uh-sahyd, ee-kuh-] /ˈɛk əˌsaɪd, ˈi kə-/ noun 1. the destruction of large areas of the natural environment by such activity as nuclear warfare, overexploitation of resources, or dumping of harmful chemicals. /ˈiːkəˌsaɪd; ˈɛkə-/ noun 1. total destruction of an area of the natural environment, esp by human agency

Ecocide
[ek-uh-sahyd, ee-kuh-] /ˈɛk əˌsaɪd, ˈi kə-/ noun 1. the destruction of large areas of the natural environment by such activity as nuclear warfare, overexploitation of resources, or dumping of harmful chemicals. /ˈiːkəˌsaɪd; ˈɛkə-/ noun 1. total destruction of an area of the natural environment, esp by human agency
Ecofallow
[ek-uh-fal-oh, ee-kuh-] /ˈɛk əˌfæl oʊ, ˈi kə-/ noun 1. a method of farming that diminishes weeds and conserves water by rotating crops and reducing or eliminating tillage.