Prefixes, Suffixes, and Combining Forms - Department of Education ...
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dendr- 15<br />
diss-<br />
e : one that partly belongs to a specified type or class<br />
demibeast demideity demilawyer f :partial : incomplete<br />
deminudity demitoilet<br />
dendr- or dendro- combining form NL dendr-, fr. Gk dendr-,<br />
dendro- tree, fr. dendron akin to Gk drys tree : tree dendrophilous<br />
: resembling a tree dendraxon<br />
-dendron n combining form, pl -dendrons also -dendra L, fr.<br />
Gk, fr. dendron more at - 1 :tree esp. in generic<br />
names <strong>of</strong> plants Liriodendron Trochodendron 2 :treelike<br />
formation neurodendron 3 : stem : part <strong>of</strong> a stem<br />
Schizodendron<br />
dent- or denti- or dento- combining form ME denti-, fr. L dent-,<br />
denti-, fr. dent-, dens 1 :tooth : teeth dentalgia dentiform<br />
2:dental <strong>and</strong> dentilingual dentosurgical<br />
-dentate adj combining form NL -dentatus, fr. L dentatus<br />
: having such or so many toothlike projections : -toothed<br />
multidentate quadridentate<br />
deoxy- or desoxy- combining form ISV, fr. de- or des- + oxy-<br />
: containing less oxygen in the molecule than the compound<br />
to which it is closely related esp : derivable from another<br />
compound by the removal <strong>of</strong> one oxygen atom deoxynucleotide<br />
desoxybenzoin CHO<br />
der- or dero- combining form NL, fr. Gk der-, fr. der, deir<br />
akin to OSlav griva mane, Skt grv neck, L vorare to devour<br />
: neck : throat deradenitis Derotremata<br />
derm- or derma- or dermo- combining form NL, fr. Gk derm-,<br />
dermo-, fr. derma, fr. derein to skin 1 : skin dermalgia<br />
dermahemia dermoskeleton 2 : dermal <strong>and</strong> dermohumeral<br />
-derm n combining form - prob. fr. F -derme, fr. Gk derma<br />
: skin : covering : integument blastoderm<br />
-derma n combining form, pl -dermas or -dermata NL, fr. Gk<br />
dermat-, derma 1 :skin : covering : integument sarcoderma<br />
2 :skin or skin ailment <strong>of</strong> a specified type scleroderma<br />
3 :one having a specified type <strong>of</strong> skin in generic<br />
names Heloderma<br />
dermat- or dermato- combining form Gk, fr. dermat-, derma<br />
: skin : hide dermatodynia dermatology<br />
-dermata n pl combining form NL, fr. Gk dermat-, derma<br />
: ones having a specified type <strong>of</strong> skin in names <strong>of</strong> taxonomic<br />
categories <strong>of</strong> animals larger than a genus Sclerodermata<br />
-dermatous adj combining form NL -dermata + E -ous : having<br />
a specified type <strong>of</strong> skin sclerodermatous<br />
-dermia n combining form - NL, fr. Gk derma skin + NL -ia<br />
more at - : skin or skin ailment <strong>of</strong> a specified type<br />
pachydermia<br />
-dermis n combining form - LL, fr. Gk, fr. derma skin<br />
: layer <strong>of</strong> skin or tissue endodermis<br />
des- prefix F dés-, fr. OF des- more at - 1 :- 1 esp.<br />
before vowels desamidate 2 :- 6 esp. before vowels<br />
desiodo- desoxy-<br />
-desis n combining form, pl -deses NL, fr. Gk desis, fr. dein to<br />
bind + -sis : binding arthrodesis<br />
desm- or desmo- combining form NL, fr. Gk, b<strong>and</strong>, bond, fr.<br />
desmos, fr. dein to bind : bond : ligament desmalgia<br />
desmography<br />
deut- or deuto- combining form ISV, short for deuter- 1 :second<br />
in a regular series <strong>of</strong> chemical compounds deutoxide 2<br />
: second deutomala : secondary deutoplasm esp. in<br />
biological terms<br />
deuter- or deutero- combining form alter. influenced by LL<br />
deutero- <strong>of</strong> earlier deutro-, fr. ME, modif. <strong>of</strong> LL deutero-, fr.<br />
Gk deuter-, deutero-, fr. deuteros second prob. akin to L<br />
dudum formerly, Gk dein to lack, miss, Gk Homeric<br />
deuesthai to be in need <strong>of</strong>, Skt dra far 1 :second : secondary<br />
deuteragonist deuteroplasm 2 :belonging to any <strong>of</strong><br />
various classes <strong>of</strong> chemical substances regarded as secondary<br />
products <strong>of</strong> decomposition deuteroporphyrin deuteroproteose<br />
deuter- or deutero- combining form ISV fr. deuterium : -<br />
- deuteride deuterochlor<strong>of</strong>orm<br />
deuteri- or deuterio- combining form ISV, fr. deuterium : deuterium<br />
: containing deuterium in names <strong>of</strong> chemical compounds<br />
deuterioammonia<br />
dextr- or dextro- combining form LL, fr. L dextr-, dexter 1<br />
: right dextrad : on or toward the right dextrorotatory 2<br />
: dextral <strong>and</strong> dextrosinistral<br />
di- combining form ME, fr. MF, fr. L, fr. Gk akin to OE twi-<br />
more at - 1 :twice : tw<strong>of</strong>old : double dichromatic<br />
2:containing two atoms, radicals, or groups <strong>of</strong> a specified<br />
kind dichloride 3 :being a Greek coin or unit <strong>of</strong> value<br />
worth two specified units distater didrachma<br />
dia- also di- prefix ME, fr. OF, fr. L, fr. Gk, fr. dia akin to L<br />
dis- more at - 1 : through : during diachronic<br />
: across diactinic 2 :made <strong>of</strong> : consisting <strong>of</strong> in names <strong>of</strong><br />
compounded medicines diacodion<br />
diabol- or diabolo- combining form ME deabol-, fr. MF diabol-,<br />
fr. LL, fr. Gk, fr. diabolos : devil diabolism diabolocracy<br />
dialy- combining form NL, fr. Gk dialyein to separate : separated<br />
dialycarpic dialypetalous<br />
diaphan- or diaphano- combining form ME diaphan-, fr. MF,<br />
fr. diaphane : transparent diaphanoscopy : transparency<br />
diaphanometer<br />
-diastasis n combining form, pl -diastases NL, fr. Gk diastasis<br />
separation 1 :disintegration myelodiastasis 2 :displacement<br />
adenodiastasis<br />
dich- or dicho- combining form LL dicho-, fr. Gk dich-, dicho-,<br />
fr. dicha akin to Gk di- more at - : in two : apart : asunder<br />
dichoptic dichogamy<br />
dicty- or dictyo- combining form NL, fr. Gk dikty-, diktyo-, fr.<br />
diktyon, fr. dikein to throw : net dictyosome<br />
-diene n suffix - ISV, fr. di- + -ene : chemical compound containing<br />
two double bonds hexadiene<br />
digiti- combining form F, fr. L digitus finger, toe 1 :digit<br />
: finger or toe digitigrade 2 :finger digitiform 3 :digitately<br />
digitipinnate<br />
din- or dino- also dein- or deino- combining form NL, fr. Gk<br />
dein-, deino-, fr. deinos : terrible : mighty Deinodon<br />
Deinotherium Dinornis dinosaur<br />
dino- combining form NL, fr. Gk dinos rotation, whirling,<br />
whirlpool perh. akin to OIr dan rapid, Skt dyati he soars 1<br />
: whirling Dinobryon 2 :whirlpool : eddy Dinocapsales<br />
Dinophilus<br />
dioecio- combining form dioecious : dioeciously dioeciodimorphous<br />
dioeciopolygamous<br />
diphy- or diphyo- combining form NL, fr. Gk diphy-, fr.<br />
diphys, fr. di- + -phys fr. phyein to bring forth, produce<br />
: tw<strong>of</strong>old : double : bipartite diphyodont diphyozooid<br />
dipl- or diplo- combining form Gk, fr. diploos 1 : double<br />
: tw<strong>of</strong>old diplococcus diplopia 2 :diploid diplosome<br />
dipter- or diptero- combining form NL, fr. Gk dipteros 1<br />
: two-winged : dipterous dipteral 2 :Diptera dipterology<br />
dis- prefix ME dis-, des-, fr. OF L OF des-, dis-, fr. L dis-,<br />
lit., apart, to pieces akin to OE te- apart, to pieces, OHG zi-,<br />
ze-, Goth dis- apart, Gk dia through, Alb tsh- apart, L duo<br />
two 1 a : do the opposite <strong>of</strong> : reverse a specified action<br />
disjoin disestablish disown disqualify b :deprive <strong>of</strong><br />
a specified character, quality, or rank disable disprince<br />
: deprive <strong>of</strong> a specified object disfrock c :exclude or<br />
expel from disbar discastle 2 :opposite <strong>of</strong> : contrary <strong>of</strong><br />
: absence <strong>of</strong> disunion disaffection 3 :not dishonest<br />
disloyal 4 :completely disannul 5 by folk etymology<br />
: - disfunction distrophy<br />
dis- prefix MF, fr. ML, alter. influenced by Gk dis- twice,<br />
double, fr. dis twice <strong>of</strong> L di-, fr. Gk more at - 1 :- 1<br />
2:- 2 disazo<br />
disc- or disci- or disco- combining form L disc-, disco-, ML<br />
disci-, fr. Gk disk-, disko-, fr. diskos quoit 1 :disk Discina<br />
discigerous discomycete 2 :phonograph record : recording<br />
discography discophile<br />
-discus n combining form NL, fr. L discus : organism with a<br />
specified form <strong>of</strong> disk in generic names Cephalodiscus<br />
diss- or disso- combining form NL, fr. Gk, fr. dissos, dittos
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