Prefixes, Suffixes, and Combining Forms - Department of Education ...
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milli- 34<br />
-myaria<br />
milli- combining form F milli-, fr. L milli-, mili- thous<strong>and</strong>, fr.<br />
mille : thous<strong>and</strong>th esp. in terms belonging to the metric<br />
system milliampere millibar millimeter<br />
millimicro- combining form milli- + micr- : mim-<br />
or mimo- combining form L, fr. Gk, fr. mimos mime<br />
: mime : mimic mimotype<br />
-mimus n combining form NL, fr. L mimus mime : mimic<br />
: imitator in generic names <strong>of</strong> animals Cetomimus<br />
mini- combining form miniature : smaller or briefer than is<br />
usual, normal, or st<strong>and</strong>ard<br />
mis- prefix partly fr. ME, fr. OE partly fr. ME mes-, mis-, fr.<br />
OF mes-, <strong>of</strong> Gmc origin akin to OE mis- akin to OHG missa-,<br />
missi- mis-, OS ON mis-, Goth missa- mis-, OE missan to<br />
miss 1 a : in an incorrect or improper manner : badly : mistakenly<br />
: wrongly misadvise misclassify misjudge miscooked<br />
miscopied b :unfavorably misdeem c :in a<br />
fearful or suspicious manner misdoubt 2 : incorrect<br />
: improper : bad : mistaken : wrong misdeed misimpression<br />
misreliance 3 a : opposite <strong>of</strong> misadvantage misthrift<br />
b :lack <strong>of</strong> misadjustment misease 4 :not misconstitutional<br />
misconvenient<br />
mis- or miso- combining form Gk, fr. misein to hate misos<br />
hatred : hatred misogynic misoneism misosophy<br />
mit- or mito- combining form NL, fr. Gk, fr. mitos 1 :thread<br />
mitoplast 2 :mitosis mitoclastic mitodepressive mitogenetic<br />
-mixis n combining form, pl -mixes NL -mixis, fr. Gk, act <strong>of</strong><br />
mingling, act <strong>of</strong> mixing, fr. mixis : an intermingling in reproduction<br />
apomixis endomixis pseudomixis parthenomixis<br />
compare -<br />
mixo- combining form Gk, fr. mixis act <strong>of</strong> mingling or mixing<br />
1:mixed mixotrophic mixochimaera 2 :mixture <strong>of</strong> isomers<br />
<strong>of</strong> a specified compound mixooctane compare mnem-<br />
or mnemo- combining form mnem-, NL, fr. Gk mnm-,<br />
fr. mnm mnemo- prob. fr. F mnémo-, fr. Gk mnmo-, fr.<br />
Gk mnm : memory mnemogenic mnemotechnical<br />
-mnesia n combining form - NL, fr. amnesia : a specified<br />
type or condition <strong>of</strong> memory cryptomnesia panmnesia<br />
-mo n suffix - duodecimo after numerals or their names<br />
to indicate the number <strong>of</strong> leaves made by folding a sheet <strong>of</strong><br />
paper sixteenmo 16mo eighteenmo 18mo<br />
-mobile n combining form - automobile : vehicle clubmobile<br />
bookmobile bloodmobile<br />
mogi- combining form NL, fr. Gk, fr. mogis barely, with effort<br />
akin to Gk mogos exertion, labor, Latvian smags burdensome<br />
: with difficulty mogiphonia<br />
moldo- combining form, usu cap moldavian : Moldavian <strong>and</strong><br />
Moldo-Wallachian<br />
molybd- or molybdo- combining form L molybd-, fr. Gk<br />
molybd-, molybdo-, fr. molybdos 1 :lead molybdophyllite<br />
2 NL molybdena molybdenum : molybdenum : molybdous<br />
molybdophosphate molybdocyanide<br />
mon- or mono- combining form ME, fr. MF L MF, fr. OF,<br />
fr. L, fr. Gk, fr. monos alone, single 1 a : consisting <strong>of</strong> or having<br />
only one : single monarch monoplane b :by or from<br />
one only monogenic monodrama c :restricted to only<br />
one monogamy monologue d :only one at a time monotocous<br />
e :alone monophobia 2 a : containing one atom,<br />
radical, or group <strong>of</strong> a specified kind monoxide<br />
monoether monobromide usu. omitted in names <strong>of</strong><br />
specific compounds as being understood monobromoacetone<br />
or bromoacetone b : monomolecular mon<strong>of</strong>ilm<br />
monolayer 3 a : affecting a single part monoplegia b<br />
: due to a single cause monobacillary c : monomeric<br />
monostyrene<br />
monadi- combining form monad : monad monadiform<br />
monadigerous<br />
-monas n combining form NL, fr. LL monas : unit : simple<br />
organism <strong>of</strong> a specified kind in generic names<br />
Chlamydomonas Cellulomonas Leptomonas<br />
mongolo- combining form, usu cap Mongol : Mongolian <strong>and</strong><br />
Mongolo-Manchurian Mongolo-Tatar Mongolo-Turkic<br />
morph- or morpho- combining form G morpho- form, fr. Gk<br />
morph-, morpho-, fr. morph : form : shape : structure : type<br />
morphic morphodifferentiation<br />
morph- or morpho- combining form : form <strong>and</strong> morph<strong>of</strong>unctional<br />
-morph n combining form - ISV, fr. -morphous : one having<br />
such a form isomorph<br />
-morpha n combining form, pl -morpha NL, fr. fem. sing. <br />
neut. pl. <strong>of</strong> -morphus -morphous, fr. Gk -morphos : one or<br />
ones having such a form Enteromorpha esp. in names<br />
<strong>of</strong> zoological taxa larger than a genus Cynomorpha<br />
Hystricomorpha<br />
-morphae n pl combining form NL, fr. fem. pl. <strong>of</strong> -morphus<br />
-morphous : ones having such a form in names <strong>of</strong> zoological<br />
taxa, esp. <strong>of</strong> birds, larger than a genus<br />
Psittacomorphae<br />
-morphi n pl combining form NL, fr. pl. <strong>of</strong> -morphus -morphous<br />
: ones having such a form in names <strong>of</strong> fish taxa<br />
larger than a genus Halecomorphi<br />
-morphic adj combining form prob. fr. F -morphique, fr. Gk<br />
morph form + F -ique -ic : having such a form<br />
dolichomorphic<br />
-morphism n combining form - LL -morphus -morphous fr.<br />
Gk -morphos + E -ism more at - 1 :quality or<br />
state <strong>of</strong> having such a form heteromorphism isomorphism<br />
2 :conceptualization in such a form physicomorphism<br />
-morphosis n combining form, pl -morphoses L, fr. Gk<br />
-morphsis, fr. morphsis 1 :development or change <strong>of</strong> form<br />
<strong>of</strong> a specified thing cytomorphosis 2 :development or<br />
change <strong>of</strong> form in a specified manner heteromorphosis<br />
-morphous adj combining form Gk -morphos, fr. morph form<br />
: having such a form isomorphous<br />
-morphy n combining form - ISV -morph + -y : quality or<br />
state <strong>of</strong> having such a form heteromorphy isomorphy<br />
-most adj suffix ME -mast, -most, alter. influenced by mast,<br />
most most <strong>of</strong> -mest as in formest foremost : most innermost<br />
: most toward headmost<br />
moto- combining form motion motor : motion : motor<br />
mot<strong>of</strong>acient motoneuron<br />
muc- or muci- or muco- combining form L muc-, fr. mucus<br />
nasal mucus 1 : mucus : mucous mucific mucocele<br />
mucoid 2 :mucous <strong>and</strong> mucopurulent<br />
mucoso- combining form L mucosus mucous : mucous <strong>and</strong><br />
mucosopurulent mucososaccharine<br />
multi- combining form ME, fr. MF or L MF, fr. L, fr. multus<br />
much, many 1 a : many : multiple : much multicoupler<br />
multidimensional multiperforated b :consisting <strong>of</strong>, containing,<br />
or having more than two multicuspid multilevel<br />
c:consisting <strong>of</strong>, containing, or having more than one multifamily<br />
2 :many times over multimillionaire : in many<br />
respects multispecialist 3 :affecting many parts multigl<strong>and</strong>ular<br />
musc- or musci- also musco- combining form L musc-, fr. muscus<br />
: moss Muscites muscoid muscicolous muscology<br />
musci- combining form NL, fr. L musca : fly Muscicapidae<br />
muscul- or musculo- combining form LL muscul-, fr. L musculus<br />
1 :muscle muscular musculin musculospiral 2 usu<br />
musculo- : muscular <strong>and</strong> musculoepithelial muscul<strong>of</strong>ibrous<br />
museo- combining form museum : museum museology<br />
musico- combining form music 1 : music musicography<br />
musicotherapy 2 :musical <strong>and</strong> musicodramatic musicoliturgical<br />
my- or myo- combining form NL, fr. Gk, fr. mys 1 :mouse<br />
myomorpha 2 a : muscle myology : muscle <strong>and</strong> myoelastic<br />
b :myoma <strong>and</strong> with words ending in -oma my<strong>of</strong>ibroma<br />
-mya n pl combining form NL, fr. Gk mys mouse, muscle<br />
: creatures having such, so many, or so arranged musculature<br />
in higher taxa <strong>of</strong> mollusks Dimya Heteromya<br />
-myaria n pl combining form NL, fr. my- + -aria : -
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