Prefixes, Suffixes, and Combining Forms - Department of Education ...
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-logy 31<br />
-manship<br />
-logue, fr. L -logus, fr. Gk -logos, fr. legein to speak 1 a : discourse,<br />
talk duologue b : performance, recital<br />
pianologue 2 :student, specialist Sinologue<br />
-logy n combining form - ME -logie, fr. OF, fr. L -logia, fr.<br />
Gk, fr. logos word, reason, speech, account + -ia -y 1 :oral<br />
or written expression phraseology 2 :doctrine, theory, science<br />
sociology 3 :discourse, treatise insectology<br />
lonch- or loncho- combining form NL, fr. Gk, fr. lonch spearhead,<br />
lance : lance Lonchocarpus Lonchma<br />
longi- combining form ME, fr. L, fr. longus 1 :long longicaudal<br />
longipennate longirostrine 2 : longitudinal<br />
longisection<br />
loph- or lopho- combining form NL, fr. Gk, fr. lophos : crest<br />
: tuft : comb lophophytosis Lophura<br />
-loph n combining form - Gk lophos : crest ectoloph<br />
lophi- or lophio- combining form NL, fr. Gk lophion small<br />
crest, dim. <strong>of</strong> lophos : small crest or tuft Lophiodon<br />
Lophiomys<br />
lox- or loxo- combining form NL, fr. Gk, fr. loxos akin to MIr<br />
losc lame, OE eln ell : oblique loxodograph Loxosoma<br />
luci- combining form L, fr. luc-, lux : light lucimeter<br />
ludicro- combining form L ludicrus + E -o- : ludicrous <strong>and</strong><br />
ludicropathetic ludicroserious ludicrosplenetic<br />
lumb- or lumbo- combining form L lumb-, fr. lumbus 1 :loin<br />
lumbodynia 2 :lumbar <strong>and</strong> lumbosacral<br />
lumi- prefix irreg. fr. L lumin-, lumen light : formed by irradiation<br />
lumichrome lumisterol<br />
lumin- or lumini- or lumino- combining form ME lumin-, fr. L<br />
lumin-, lumen light 1 :light luminiferous luminometer 2<br />
: lumen luminal 3 :luminescence luminol<br />
luso- combining form, usu cap Pg, fr. lusitano Portuguese, fr. L<br />
lusitanus Lusitanian : Portuguese <strong>and</strong> Luso-Brazilian<br />
lute- or luteo- combining form NL luteum in corpus luteum,<br />
fr. L, neut. <strong>of</strong> luteus yellowish, luteous : corpus luteum<br />
luteal luteotrophic<br />
luteo- combining form ISV, fr. L luteus yellowish, luteous<br />
: yellowish : yellowish <strong>and</strong> lute<strong>of</strong>uscous luteovirescent<br />
-ly adj suffix, usu -- ME -lich, -ly, -li, fr. OE -lc, -lic<br />
akin to OFris OS -lk -ly, MD -lijc, OHG -lh, -lih, ON -ligr<br />
all fr. a Gmc noun represented by OE lc body, corpse 1 :like<br />
in appearance, manner, or nature : having the characteristics<br />
<strong>of</strong> queenly fatherly womanly 2 : expressing regular<br />
recurrence in stated units <strong>of</strong> time : every hourly daily<br />
weekly<br />
-ly adv suffix, usu -- ME -liche, -ly, -li, fr. OE -lce, -lice,<br />
fr. -lc, -lic adj. suffix : in a specified manner slowly : in<br />
the manner <strong>of</strong> a soldierly : from a specified st<strong>and</strong>point<br />
lyc- or lyco- combining form NL, fr. Gk lyk-, lyko-, fr. lykos<br />
: wolf Lycopodium<br />
lymph- or lympho- combining form NL lympha 1 : lymph<br />
lymphogenic 2 :lymphatic tissue lymphenteritis 3 :lymphocytes<br />
lymphoprotease lymphotaxis<br />
lymphangi- or lymphangio- combining form NL, fr. lymphangion<br />
lymphatic vessel, fr. lymph- + Gk angeion vessel, blood<br />
vessel more at - : lymphatic vessels lymphangiectasis<br />
lymphangiology<br />
lymphato- combining form ISV lymphat- fr. lymphatic + -o-<br />
: lymphatic tissue lymphatolysin lymphatolysis<br />
lyo- combining form prob. fr. NL, fr. Gk lyein to loose, dissolve,<br />
release + NL -o- 1 : lacking : rudimentary in<br />
Lyomeri 2 :looseness : dispersion lyophilic<br />
lys- or lysi- or lyso- combining form NL, fr. Gk lys-, lysi- loosening,<br />
dissolution, fr. lysis, fr. lyein to loosen, dissolve + -sis<br />
1 : loosening or dissolution or decomposition lysigenous<br />
lysin 2 usu lyso- ISV lys in + -o- : lysin lysogen<br />
-lysis n combining form, pl -lyses NL, fr. L Gk L, loosening,<br />
fr. Gk, fr. lysis 1 :decomposition electrolysis hydrolysis<br />
pyrolysis 2 :destruction : disintegration : dissolution esp.<br />
<strong>of</strong> material associated with living organisms biolysis autolysis<br />
proteolysis 3 a : relief or reduction neurolysis b<br />
: detachment as in the surgical operation <strong>of</strong> freeing from adhesions<br />
cardiolysis gastrolysis c :paralysis glossolysis<br />
-lyte n combining form - Gk lytos that may be untied, soluble,<br />
verbal <strong>of</strong> lyein to loosen, dissolve : a substance capable <strong>of</strong><br />
undergoing lysis electrolyte hydrolyte<br />
-lytic adj suffix Gk lytikos able to loose : <strong>of</strong>, relating to, or<br />
effecting lysis electrolytic hydrolytic<br />
lyx- or lyxo- combining form lyxose : related to lyxose lyx<strong>of</strong>lavin<br />
-lyze also -lyse vb combining form --- ISV, prob. irreg.<br />
fr. NL -lysis + ISV -ize or -ise : to produce or undergo lytic<br />
disintegration or dissolution electrolyze pyrolyze<br />
solvolyze<br />
-machy n combining form - Gk -machia, fr. mach battle,<br />
fight fr. machesthai to battle, fight + -ia -y : warfare : contest<br />
between or by means <strong>of</strong> logomachy<br />
macr- or macro- combining form F L, fr. Gk makr-, makrolong,<br />
fr. makros 1 :long macrobiotic macrodiagonal 2<br />
: large macrergate macromolecule macrogamete<br />
macromastia macrognathism macropodia <strong>of</strong>ten used<br />
to contrast with micr- 3 :macrodiagonal macrodome 4<br />
: including <strong>and</strong> more comprehensive than Macro-Khoisan<br />
used <strong>of</strong> a language group<br />
macul- or maculo- also maculi- combining form ME macul-, fr.<br />
L, fr. macula 1 :spot : blotch maculation maculiform 2<br />
: spotted <strong>and</strong> : macular <strong>and</strong> maculopetechial lesions maculoanesthetic<br />
magnesio- combining form ISV, fr. NL magnesium : magnesium<br />
magnesiochromite<br />
magnet- or magneto- combining form magnetic 1 :magnetic<br />
force magnetometer 2 :magnetism : magnetic magnetoelectric<br />
magneton 3 : magnetoelectric magnetotelegraph<br />
magno- combining form ISV, fr. magnesia NL magnesium<br />
1:magnesia magnochromite 2 :magnesium magn<strong>of</strong>errite<br />
magnophorite<br />
mal- combining form ME, fr. MF mal, adj., bad mal, adv.,<br />
badly MF mal bad, fr. OF, fr. L malus MF mal badly, fr. OF,<br />
fr. L male, fr. malus bad 1 a : bad : evil malpractice b<br />
: badly : evilly malodorous 2 a : irregular : abnormal malformation<br />
b :irregularly : abnormally malformed 3 a<br />
: poor : inadequate maladjustment b : poorly : inadequately<br />
malnourished<br />
mal- or malo- combining form ISV, fr. malic in malic acid<br />
: malic acid malamide malonitrile<br />
malac- or malaco- combining form L malac-, fr. Gk malak-,<br />
malako-, fr. malakos akin to MIr malcad decay, Russ<br />
molchat to be silent, L molere to grind : s<strong>of</strong>t malacoid<br />
malacophyllous<br />
malari- or malario- combining form malaria : malaria malarioid<br />
malariology malariometry<br />
malayo- combining form, usu cap malay + -o- : Malayan <strong>and</strong><br />
Malayo-Indonesian<br />
-mancy n combining form - ME -mancie, -mauncie, fr. OF<br />
-mancie, fr. L -mantia, fr. Gk manteia, fr. manteuesthai to<br />
divine, prophesy + -ia -y akin to Gk mainesthai to rage, rave<br />
: divination in a specified manner or by means <strong>of</strong> something<br />
specified chiromancy<br />
m<strong>and</strong>el- or m<strong>and</strong>elo- combining form ISV, fr. m<strong>and</strong>elic acid<br />
: m<strong>and</strong>elic acid m<strong>and</strong>elamide m<strong>and</strong>elonitrile<br />
m<strong>and</strong>ibul- or m<strong>and</strong>ibuli- or m<strong>and</strong>ibulo- combining form LL<br />
m<strong>and</strong>ibula : m<strong>and</strong>ible : m<strong>and</strong>ibular <strong>and</strong> m<strong>and</strong>ibulation<br />
m<strong>and</strong>ibulopharyngeal m<strong>and</strong>ibuliform<br />
mangan- or mangano- also mangani- combining form G mangan,<br />
fr. F manganèse : manganese : manganese <strong>and</strong> manganate<br />
manganocolumbite manganiferous<br />
manganoso- combining form ISV mangan- + -oso- fr. L -osus<br />
-ous : manganous<br />
mann- or manno- combining form ISV, fr. manna 1 :manna<br />
mannite mannose 2 :related to mannose mannan<br />
mano- combining form F, fr. Gk, loose, sparse, infrequent, fr.<br />
manos : gas : vapor manograph<br />
-manship n suffix - sportsmanship : art or practice <strong>of</strong> maneuvering<br />
to gain a tactical advantage gamesmanship
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