Prefix Suffix

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a-

Back 1

Prefix
1.on : in : at
2. in (such) a state or condition
3.in (such) a manner
4. in the act of : in the process of
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English

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a- or an-

Back 2

Prefix
not: without
Etymology: Latin & Greek; Latin a-, an-,

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-a-

Back 3

Combining form
Etymology: ISV
: replacing carbon especially in a ring

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-a

Back 4

noun suffix
1. oxide
Etymology: New Latin, probably from originally nonsignificant -a in magnesia, from Medieval Latin -a (in magnesia, alchemical substance), from Greek -a, - (in magnsia, magnsi, alchemical substance, magnet), from nominative singular feminine adjectival ending corresponding to nominative singular masculine -os and nominative singular neuter

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ab-

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prefix
Etymology: Middle English, from Old French & Latin; Old French, from Latin,
1 : from : departing from <abnormal>
2 : away : outside of <abenteric>

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ab-

Back 6

Function: prefix
Etymology: 1absolute
-- used for a cgs electromagnetic unit (as in the following table)

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abdomin- or abdomino-

Back 7

Function: combining form
Etymology: Latin abdomin-, abdomen
: abdomen : abdominal

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-ability also -ibility

Back 8

Function: noun suffix
Etymology: Middle English -ablete, -abilite, -iblete, -ibilite, from Middle French -ableté, -abilité, -ibleté, -ibilité, from Latin -abilitas, -ibilitas, from -abilis, -ibilis + -tas -ty
1 : capacity, fitness, or tendency to act or be acted on in a

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abio-

Back 9

combining form
1. whatever is lifeless
Etymology: 2a- + bio-

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-able also -ible or -ably also -ibly

Back 10

Function: adjective suffix
Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from Latin -abilis, -ibilis, from -a-, -i- (thematic vowels of various conjugations of verbs) + -bilis capable or worthy of (being acted upon)
1 : capable of, fit for, or worthy of
2 : tending to, given to, favoring, causing, able to, or liable to

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-ac

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Function: noun suffix
1.: one affected with <hemophiliac> <nostalgiac>
Etymology: Greek -akos of or relating to, variant of -ikos 1-ic after noun stems ending in i

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acanth- or acantho-

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Function: combining form
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek akanth-, akantho-, from akantha; akin to Old Norse ögn awn
1 : thorn : spine <acanthocarpous> <Acanthophis>

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-acanthus

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Function: noun combining form
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek akantha thorn
1: animal having (such) a spine or (such or so many) spines &lt;cephalacanthus> &lt;ctenacanthus>

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acar- or acari- or acaro-

Back 14

Function: combining form
Etymology: New Latin, from Acarus
1: mite <acaroid> <acaricide>

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ace-

Back 15

Function: combining form
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from acetic
1: acetic <acenaphthene>; specifically : related to acenaphthene <aceanthrene>

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-ace

Back 16

Pronunciation: s
Function: noun combining form
Etymology: Late Greek ak point
: apex having (so many) faces <heptace> <tessarace>

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-acea

Back 17

Pronunciation: sh()
Function: noun plural suffix
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, neuter plural of -aceus -aceous
1 : animals characterized by : animals of the nature of <Cetacea> <Crustacea>

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-aceae

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Pronunciation: s
Function: noun plural suffix
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, feminine plural of -aceus -aceous
1 : plants of the nature of <Acanthaceae> <Rosaceae>

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1-acean

Back 19

Function: adjective suffix
Etymology: New Latin -acea, -aceae + English -an
1 : -ACEOUS &lt;rosacean>

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2- acean

Back 20

Function: noun suffix
1 : organism characterized by : organism of the nature of <crustacean> <rosacean>

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acenaphth- oror acenaphtho-

Back 21

Function: combining form
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from acenaphthene
1 : acenaphthene : acenaphthylene <acenaphthophen-anthrene>

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-acene

Back 22

Pronunciation: sn
Function: noun suffix
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from anthracene
1: aromatic polycyclic hydrocarbon containing three or more fused benzene rings in straight linear sequence &lt;naphthacene>

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-aceous

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Pronunciation: |shs
Function: adjective suffix
Etymology: Latin -aceus
1 : characterized by <arenaceous> <argillaceous> : of the nature of <herbaceous> : belonging to or connected with a division of animals characterized by or of the nature of <cetaceous>

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acet- or aceto-

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Function: combining form
Etymology: French & Latin; French acét-, from Latin acet-, from acetum vinegar
1 : acetic acid : acetic : acetyl &lt;acetaldehyde> &lt;acetamide> &lt;acetobenzoic>

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achro- or achroö-

Back 25

Function: combining form
Etymology: Greek achroos, from a- 2a- + -chroos colored
1 : colorless <achrodextrin> <achroöcyst>

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achromat- or achromato-

Back 26

Function: combining form
Etymology: Greek achrmatos colorless, from a- 2a- + -chrmatos colored, from chromat-, chroma color
1 : achromatic <achromaturia> : something achromatic <achromatolysis>

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acou- or acouo-

Back 27

Function: combining form
Etymology: French acou-, from Greek akouein to hear
1 : hearing : listening <acoumeter> <acouophonia>

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-acousia or acusia

Back 28

Function: noun combining form
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek akousis (from akouein to hear + -sis) + New Latin -ia
1: hearing <presbyacousia> <hyperacusia>

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acr- or acro also akr- or akro

Back 29

Function: combining form
Etymology: Middle French or Greek; Middle French acro-, from Greek akr-, akro-, from akros topmost, extreme; akin to Greek akm point
1 : beginning : end : tip <acrology>
2 a : top : peak : summit <acropetal> <acrocephaly> b : height <acrophobia> c : extremity of the body, especially the human body <acrocyanosis>

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acromio-

Back 30

Function: combining form
Etymology: New Latin, from acromion
1: acromial and <acromiodeltoid> <acromiosternal>

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1-act

Back 31

Pronunciation: akt
Function: adjective combining form
Etymology: Greek aktis ray
1: having (such or so many) rays <polyact> <tetract>

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2-act

Back 32

Function: noun combining form
2: one having (such or so many) rays <hexact> <triact>

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actin- or actini- or actino

Back 33

Function: combining form
Etymology: New Latin actin- ray, from Greek aktin-, aktino-, from aktin-, aktis; akin to Old English hte morning twilight, Old High German hta, Old Norse tta, Gothic htwo, Sanskrit aktu light, night, Latin noct-, nox night
1 a : having a radiated structure <Actinopoda> <Actinomyces> b : actinian <actiniform> <Actinozoa>
2 a : actinic <actinautography> b : of, relating to, or caused by actinic radiation (as X rays) <actinotherapy>

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actinal-

Back 34

Function: adjective combining form
Etymology: Greek aktin-, aktis ray + English -al
1: -ACTINE

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-actine

Back 35

Function: adjective combining form
Etymology: Greek aktin-, aktis
1: having (such or so many) rays <discoactine> <pentactine>

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actinio-

Back 36

Function: combining form
Etymology: Actinia
: actinian <actiniochrome> <actiniohematin>

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acu-

Back 37

Function: combining form
Etymology: Medieval Latin, from Latin acu, abl. of acus needle; akin to Latin acies edge
1: with a needle <acupuncture>

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acuti-

Back 38

Function: combining form
Etymology: Medieval Latin, from Latin acutus
1: sharp-pointed <acutifoliate> : sharply angled <acutiplantar>

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acuto-

Back 39

Function: combining form
Etymology: 1acute
1: acute and <acuto-grave> : acutely <acuto-nodose>

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ad-or ac- or af- or ag- or al- or ap- or as- or at-

Back 40

Variant(s): or ac- or af- or ag- or al- or ap- or as- or at-
Function: prefix
Etymology: ad- from Middle English, from Latin, from ad; ac- from Middle English, from Old French, from Latin, from ad; af- from Middle English, from Old French, from Latin, from ad; ag- from Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin, from ad; al- from Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin, from ad; ap- from Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin, from ad; as- from Middle English, from Old French, from Latin, from ad; at- from Middle English, from Old French, from Latin, from ad
1 : to : toward
2 : near : adjacent to -- in this sense always in the form ad- &lt;adoral>

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1-ad

Back 41

Pronunciation: ad, aa()d, _d
Function: noun suffix
Etymology: Middle French & Latin; Middle French -ade, from Latin -ad-, -as, from Greek -ad-, -as, feminine suffix denoting descent from or connection with
1 a : period of time &lt;quinquenniad>
: epic of : poem celebrating &lt;columbiad>
3.: member of (such) a botanical group &lt;magnoliad> &lt;moringad>
4 : kind of plant or animal produced by or associated with &lt;ecad>

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2 -ad

Back 42

Function: adverb suffix
Etymology: Latin ad
1: in the direction of : toward : <cephalad>

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-ade

Back 43

Pronunciation: |d, |äd, |d
Function: noun suffix
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Old Provençal -ada, from Late Latin -ata, from Latin, feminine of -atus -ate
1 : act : action <blockade>
2 a : product <jamrosade>

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adel- or adelo-

Back 44

Function: combining form
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek adl, adlo- unseen, from adlos, from a- 2a- + dlos visible, evident; akin to Old English t[AE]tan to gladden, Old High German zeiz dear, Old Norse teitr glad, Sanskrit ddeti he shines, Latin dies day
1: concealed : not apparent <Adelaster>

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adelpho-

Back 45

Function: combining form
Etymology: Greek, from adelphos
1: brother <adelphogamy>

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-adelphous

Back 46

Pronunciation: |delfs
Function: adjective combining form
Etymology: probably from New Latin -adelphus, from Greek adelphos brother, from a- (from assumed ha-, akin to heis, mia, hen one, homos same) + -delphos (akin to delphys womb)
1: having (such or so many) stamen fascicles <isadelphous>

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aden- or adeno-

Back 47

Function: combining form
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek adeno-, from aden-, adn; akin to Old Norse ökkr lump, Latin inguen groin, Greek nephros kidney
1 : gland : glandular <adenitis>
2 : glandular and <adenoneural>

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adip- or adipo-

Back 48

Function: combining form
Etymology: Latin adip-, adeps, from Greek aleipha; akin to Greek lipos fat, lard
1 : fat : fatty tissue <adipic>
2 : connected with adipic acid <adipamide>

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adren- or adreno-

Back 49

Function: combining form
Etymology: 1adrenal
1 : adrenal glands <adrenocortical>
2 : adrenaline <adrenergic>

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aer- or aero-

Back 50

Function: combining form
Etymology: Middle English aero-, from Middle French, from Latin, from Greek aer-, aero-, from aer-,
1 a : air : atmosphere : aerial &lt;aerate>
b : aerial and &lt;aerohydrous>
2 : gas &lt;aerometry> &lt;aerosol>
3 : aviation &lt;aerodrome>

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aeri-

Back 51

Function: combining form
Etymology: Late Latin aeri-, from Latin aer
1 : air <aeriform>

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aeto-

Back 52

Function: combining form
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek aetos; akin to Latin avis bird
: eagle <aetomorph>

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-aetus

Back 53

Pronunciation: d.s, ts
Function: noun combining form
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek aetos
1 : eagle

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afr- or afro-

Back 54

Function: combining form
Etymology: Latin Afr-, Afer African
1: African <Aframerican>

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agam- or agamo-

Back 55

Function: combining form
Etymology: New Latin, from Late Latin agamus unmarried, from Greek agamos, from a- 2a- + gamos marriage
1: asexual &lt;agamic>

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agath- or agatho-

Back 56

Function: combining form
Etymology: Greek, from agathos; perhaps akin to Old English gd good
1: good <Agathosma>

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-age

Back 57

Function: noun suffix
1.Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from Latin -aticum
1 : aggregate : collection <cellarage>
2 a : action : process <coverage>
b : cumulative result of <breakage>
c : rate of <dosage>
3 : house or place of <orphanage> <parsonage>
4 : state : rank <bondage> <peonage>
5 : charge for (an act or service) <postage>

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-agogue also -agog

Back 58

Pronunciation: gäg also -g
Function: noun combining form
Etymology: French & New Latin; French -agogue, from Late Latin -agogus promoting the expulsion of, from Greek -aggos, from aggos leading, drawing forth, from agein to lead; New Latin -agogon, neuter of -agogos promoting the expulsion of, from Greek -aggos
1: substance that promotes the secretion or expulsion of <cholagogue>

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-agra

Back 59

Function: noun combining form
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, from Greek, from agra hunting, catch; akin to Welsh aer war, Latin agere to drive
1: seizure of pain <cardiagra>

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agrio-

Back 60

Function: combining form
Etymology: Greek & New Latin; New Latin, from Greek, from agrios, from agros field
1: wild <agriology>

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agro-

Back 61

Function: combining form
Etymology: French, from Greek, from agros field
1 : of or belonging to fields or soil : <agronomy> <agrosterol>
2 : agricultural and <agroindustrial>

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-aholic or or -oholic

Back 62

Function: noun combining form
Etymology: alcoholic
1 : one who feels compulsively the need to (do something) <shopaholic>
2 : one who likes (something) to excess <golfaholic>

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ailur- or or ailuro- or aelur- or aeluro-

Back 63

Function: combining form
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek ailouro-, from ailouros
1 : cat <ailurodon>

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1-al

Back 64

Function: adjective suffix
Etymology: Middle English -al, -el, from Old French & Latin; Old French -al, -el, from Latin -alis
1: of, relating to, or characterized by <directional> <fictional>

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2-al

Back 65

Function: noun suffix
Etymology: Middle English -aille, from Old French, from Latin -alia, neuter plural of -alis
1: action or process <bestowal> <rehearsal>

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3-al

Back 66

Function: noun suffix
Etymology: French, from alcool alcohol, from Medieval Latin alcohol
1 a : aldehyde <butanal> <salicylal>
b : acetal <butyral>
2 : pharmaceutical product <barbital>

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alb- or or albo-

Back 67

Function: combining form
Etymology: Latin, from albus
1: white <albite> <albocinereous>

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albumin- or or albumini- or albumino-

Back 68

Function: combining form
Etymology: probably from French, from Latin albumin-, albumen
1: albumen : albumin <albuminoid>

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alco- or alcoo-

Back 69

Function: combining form
Etymology: alcohol
1: alcohol <alcogel>

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ald- or aldo-

Back 70

Function: combining form
Etymology: probably from French ald-, from aldéhyde, from German aldehyd
1 : containing the aldehyde group
2 : related to an aldehyde &lt;aldimine>

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aldon- or aldono-

Back 71

Function: combining form
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from aldonic (in aldonic acid)
1: related to or derived from an aldonic acid <aldonamide>

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-ales

Back 72

Function: noun plural suffix
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, plural of -alis -al
1 : plants belonging to or related to <Chytridiales>

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aleuro-

Back 73

Function: combining form
Etymology: French, from Greek, from aleuron wheat flour, flour; akin to Armenian alam I grind
1: flour <aleurometer>

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alg- or algo-

Back 74

Function: combining form
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek alg-, from algos
1: pain <algesthesis>

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-algia

Back 75

Function: noun combining form
Etymology: Greek -algia, from algos
1: pain : painful condition <cephalalgia>

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-algy

Back 76

Function: noun combining form
Etymology: Greek -algia
: -ALGIA

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ali-

Back 77

Function: combining form
Etymology: Latin, from ala
1 : wing <aliform> <alitrunk>
2 : relating to the side parts of (a specified organ or structure) <aliethmoid>

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-alia

Back 78

Function: noun combining form
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek halia assembly & Greek hal-, hals sea; Greek halia akin to Greek eilein to compress, Old Slavic veliku great, and perhaps to Latin vulgus common people; Greek hals sea akin to Greek hals salt
1 : realm of marine animal life

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alk-

Back 79

Function: combining form
Etymology: alkyl
1: alkyl <alkacrylic>

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alka-

Back 80

Function: combining form
Etymology: alkane
1: alkane <alkadiyne>

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all- or allo-

Back 81

Function: combining form
Etymology: Greek, from allos other, different
1 : other : different : dissimilar : extraneous <allergy>
2 allo- : isomeric form, close relative, or variety of (a specified chemical compound)
3 usually allo- : having dissimilar genomes <alloheteroploid>

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allant- or allanto-

Back 82

Function: combining form
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, sausage, from allant-, allas, probably of Italic origin; akin to Latin alium garlic
1 : allantoic : allantoid <allantochorion> <allantoin>
2 : sausage <allantiasis>

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allelo-

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Function: combining form
Etymology: Greek alllo- each other, from allln of each other, from allos ... allos one ... the other, from allos other
1 : alternative <allelomorph>
2 : of or for each other : reciprocal : reciprocally <allelocatalytic>

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allo-

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Pronunciation: in pronunciations below, |. |al or |al
Function: combining form
Etymology: Greek allos ... allos one ... the other, from allos other
1: being one of a group whose members together constitute a structural unit especially of a language <allophone>

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allox-

Back 85

Function: combining form
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from alloxan
1: alloxan

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-ally

Back 86

Function: adverb suffix
Etymology: 1-al + -ly
: 2-LY <semantically> -- in adverbs formed from adjectives in -ic with no alternative form in -ical

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alterni-

Back 87

Function: combining form
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin alternus alternate
1: alternate : alternately <alternifoliate>

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alti-

Back 88

Function: combining form
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, from altus
1 : high <altisonant>
2 : altitude <altigraph>

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alumin- or or alumino-

Back 89

Function: combining form
Etymology: Middle French alumin-, from Latin, from alumin-, alumen
1 : alum <aluminiform>
2 : aluminum <aluminography>

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alveol- or alveolo-

Back 90

Function: combining form
Etymology: Latin, from alveolus
1 : alveolus <alveolectomy>
2 : alveolar and <alveololabial>

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-am

Back 91

Function: noun combining form
Etymology: probably from German, probably from New Latin ammonia
1: chemical compound related to ammonia <lactam>

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ambi-

Back 92

Function: prefix
Etymology: Latin ambi-, amb- both, on both sides, around; akin to Latin ambo both, Greek amph both, amphi around
1: both <ambilateral>

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ambly- or or amblyo-

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Function: combining form
Etymology: Late Latin ambly-, from Greek, from amblys; akin to Latin mollis soft, molere to grind
1 : blunt : obtuse <Amblycephalus>
2 : dulled : dimmed <amblyacousia>
3 : connected with amblyopia <amblyoscope>

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amer- or or amero-

Back 94

Function: combining form
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: American
1: American &lt;Amerophile>

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americo-

Back 95

Function: combining form
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: America
1 : relating to America or Americans &lt;Americomania>
2 : American and &lt;Americo- Liberian>

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amid- or amido-

Back 96

Function: combining form
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from amide
1 : containing the group NH2 characteristic of amides united to a radical of acid character <amidosulfuric>
2 : AMIN- <amidophenol>
3 : containing the radical

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amin- or amino-

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Function: combining form
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from amine
now usually amino-
1: containing the group NH2 characteristic of primary amines united to a radical other than an acid radical <aminoacetanilide>

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amm- or ammo-

Back 98

Function: combining form
Etymology: ammo-, from Greek, from ammos sand
1: sand &lt;ammophilous>

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ammino-

Back 99

Function: combining form
Etymology: probably from German, from ammin ammine
1: ammine <amminochloride>

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ammoni- or ammonio-

Back 100

Function: combining form
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from ammonium
1: containing ammonia or ammonium <ammoniocupric sulfate>

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ammono-

Back 101

Function: combining form
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from ammonia
1 : ammonia <ammonolysis>
2 : derived from ammonia

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amnio-

Back 102

Function: combining form
Etymology: New Latin, from amnion, from Greek
1 : amnion <amniotome>
2 : amniotic and <amnioallantoic>

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amorph- or amorpho-

Back 103

Function: combining form
Etymology: Greek, amorph-, from amorphos
1: amorphous <amorphism>

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ampel- or ampelo-

Back 104

Function: combining form
Etymology: New Latin ampel-, from Greek ampel-, ampelo-, from ampelos
1: grapevine <ampelopsis>

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amphi- or amph-

Back 105

Function: prefix
Etymology: Latin amphi- around, on both sides, from Greek amphi-, amph-, from amphi
1 : around &lt;amphispermous>
2 : on both sides : of both kinds : both &lt;amphicarpic>

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ampho-

Back 106

Function: combining form
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek amph
1: both <amphophilic>

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amygdal- or amygdalo-

Back 107

Function: combining form
Etymology: Latin amygdal-, from amygdala
1 : almond : almond family <amygdalase> <amygdaliferous>
2: tonsil <amygdalotomy>

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amyl- or amylo-

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Function: combining form
Etymology: Late Latin amyl-, from Latin amylum, from Greek amylon, from neuter of amylos not ground at the mill, from a- 2a- + mylos, myl mill
1: starch <amylase>

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1-an or -ian also -ean

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Function: noun suffix
Etymology: -an & -ian from Middle English -an, -ian, -ien, from Old French & Latin; Old French -ien, from Latin -ianus, from -i- + -anus, from -anus, adjective suffix; -ean from such words as Mediterranean, European
1 : one that is of or belonging to &lt;american> &lt;bostonian>
2 : one skilled in or specializing in&lt;statistician>
3 : one belonging to a (specified) zoological group &lt;crustacean>

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2-an or -ian also -ean

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Function: adjective suffix
Etymology: -an & -ian from Middle English -an, -ian, -ien, from Old French & Latin; Old French -ien, from Latin -ianus, from -i- + -anus; -ean from such words as Mediterranean, European
1 : of or belonging to <American> <Floridian> <Wesleyan>
2 : characteristic of : resembling <Mozartean> <Shavian>
3 : of or belonging to a (specified) geologic period, epoch, or series <Cambrian>

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3-an

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Function: noun suffix
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary -an, -ane, alteration of -ene, -ine, & -one
1 : unsaturated carbon compound
2 a : anhydride representing a polymer of a carbohydrate
b : intramolecular anhydride of a carbohydrate

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ana- or an-

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Function: prefix
Etymology: Medieval Latin, from Latin ana- & Late Latin an-, from Greek ana-, an-, from ana up, on
1 : up : upward <anode> <Anacardium>
2 : back : backward <ananym>
3 : again : anew <anagenesis>

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-ana or -iana

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Function: noun plural suffix
Etymology: New Latin, collected quotations from, from Latin, neuter plural of -anus -an & -ianus -ian
1: collected items of information especially anecdotal or bibliographical concerning &lt;americana>

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anarch- or anarcho-

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Function: combining form
Etymology: Medieval Latin anarch-, from Greek, from anarchos
1 : without government <anarchical>
2: anarchism and <anarchopacifism>

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anatomico- or anatomo-

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Function: combining form
Etymology: anatomic
1: anatomical and : anatomical &lt;anatomicopathological>

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-ance

Back 116

Function: noun suffix
Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from Latin -antia, from -ant-, -ans -ant + -ia -y
1 : action or process &lt;deliverance> : instance of an action or process &lt;appearance>
2 : quality or state&lt;temperance> : instance of a quality or state &lt;protuberance>
3 : amount or degree &lt;conductance>

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-ancy

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Function: noun suffix
Etymology: Latin -antia
1 : quality or state <buoyancy> <pliancy>
2 : instance of a quality or state <expectancy>

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Function: noun combining form
Etymology: New Latin -andrus, from Greek -andros having (such or so many) men
1: one having (such or so many) stamens