Prefixes, Suffixes, and Combining Forms - Department of Education ...
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alk- 3<br />
-<strong>and</strong>er<br />
alk- combining form alkyl : alkyl alkacrylic alkiodide<br />
alka- combining form alkane : alkane alkadiyne alkapolyene<br />
all- or allo- combining form Gk, fr. allos other, different 1<br />
: other : different : dissimilar : extraneous allergy allopathy<br />
allosematic 2 allo- : isomeric form, close relative, or<br />
variety <strong>of</strong> a specified chemical compound allo-ocimene<br />
allotelluric acid: as a :the more stable form <strong>of</strong> two geometrical<br />
isomers allocinnamic acid b :- 3 esp. in<br />
names <strong>of</strong> stereoisomeric compounds containing two fused saturated<br />
rings allocholanic acid allopregnane 3 usu allo-<br />
: having dissimilar genomes alloheteroploid alloploid<br />
allotriploid opposed to autallant-<br />
or allanto- combining form NL, fr. Gk, sausage, fr.<br />
allant-, allas, prob. <strong>of</strong> Italic origin akin to L alium garlic 1<br />
: allantoic : allantoid allantochorion allantoin 2 :sausage<br />
allantiasis<br />
allelo- combining form Gk alllo- each other, fr. allln <strong>of</strong> each<br />
other, fr. allos . . . allos one . . . the other, fr. allos other 1<br />
: alternative allelomorph 2 :<strong>of</strong> or for each other : reciprocal<br />
: reciprocally allelocatalytic allelotropism<br />
allo- combining form GK allos . . . allos one . . . the other, fr.<br />
allos other : being one <strong>of</strong> a group whose members together<br />
constitute a structural unit esp. <strong>of</strong> a language allophone<br />
allomorph compare -<br />
allox- combining form ISV, fr. alloxan : alloxan<br />
-ally adv suffix -al + -ly : - semantically in adverbs<br />
formed from adjectives ending in -ic with no alternative form<br />
ending in -ical<br />
alterni- combining form NL, fr. L alternus alternate : alternate<br />
: alternately alternifoliate alternipetalous alternipinnate<br />
alti- combining form ME, fr. L, fr. altus 1 :high altisonant<br />
2:altitude altigraph altimeter<br />
alumin- or alumino- combining form MF alumin-, fr. L, fr. alumin-,<br />
alumen 1 :alum aluminiform 2 :aluminum aluminography<br />
alveol- or alveolo- combining form L, fr. alveolus 1 :alveolus<br />
alveolectomy 2 :alveolar <strong>and</strong> alveololabial<br />
-am n combining form - prob. fr. G, prob. fr. NL ammonia<br />
: chemical compound related to ammonia lactam phospham<br />
ambi- prefix L ambi-, amb- both, on both sides, around akin<br />
to L ambo both, Gk amph both, amphi around : both<br />
ambilateral ambiparous<br />
ambly- or amblyo- combining form LL ambly-, fr. Gk, fr.<br />
amblys akin to L mollis s<strong>of</strong>t, molere to grind 1 : blunt<br />
: obtuse Amblycephalus 2 :dulled : dimmed amblyacousia<br />
3 :connected with amblyopia amblyoscope<br />
amer- or amero- combining form, cap American : American<br />
Amerophile : American <strong>and</strong> Amerasian<br />
americo- combining form, cap America 1 :relating to America<br />
or Americans Americomania 2 :American <strong>and</strong> Americo-<br />
Liberian<br />
amid- or amido- combining form ISV, fr. amide 1 :containing<br />
the group NH characteristic <strong>of</strong> amides united to a radical<br />
<strong>of</strong> acid character amidosulfuric distinguished from<br />
amin- 2 :- amidophenol 3 :containing the radical<br />
CONH characteristic <strong>of</strong> polyamides, peptides, <strong>and</strong> proteins<br />
amin- or amino- combining form ISV, fr. amine now usu<br />
amino- : containing the group NH characteristic <strong>of</strong> primary<br />
amines united to a radical other than an acid radical<br />
aminoacetanilide aminoguanidine distinguished from<br />
amidamm-<br />
or ammo- combining form ammo-, fr. Gk, fr. ammos<br />
s<strong>and</strong> : s<strong>and</strong> ammophilous<br />
ammino- combining form prob. fr. G, fr. ammin ammine<br />
: ammine amminochloride<br />
ammoni- or ammonio- combining form ISV, fr. ammonium<br />
: containing ammonia or ammonium ammoniocupric sulfate<br />
ammono- combining form ISV, fr. ammonia 1 : ammonia<br />
ammonolysis 2 :derived from ammonia in names <strong>of</strong><br />
chemical compounds ammonocarbonic acid HNCNH<br />
compare - 2<br />
amnio- combining form NL, fr. amnion, fr. Gk 1 :amnion<br />
amniotome 2 :amniotic <strong>and</strong> amnioallantoic<br />
amorph- or amorpho- combining form Gk, amorph-, fr. amorphos<br />
: amorphous amorphism amorphophyte<br />
ampel- or ampelo- combining form NL ampel-, fr. Gk ampel-,<br />
ampelo-, fr. ampelos : grapevine ampelopsis ampelography<br />
amphi- or amph- prefix L amphi- around, on both sides, fr. Gk<br />
amphi-, amph-, fr. amphi more at - 1 : around<br />
amphispermous 2 :on both sides : <strong>of</strong> both kinds : both<br />
amphicarpic amphivorous<br />
ampho- combining form NL, fr. Gk amph more at -<br />
: both amphophilic<br />
amygdal- or amygdalo- combining form L amygdal-, fr. amygdala<br />
1 :almond : almond family amygdalase amygdaliferous<br />
2 NL, fr. amygdala a :tonsil amygdalotomy b<br />
: tonsillar <strong>and</strong> amygdalo-uvular<br />
amyl- or amylo- combining form LL amyl-, fr. L amylum, fr.<br />
Gk amylon, fr. neut. <strong>of</strong> amylos not ground at the mill, fr. a-<br />
a- + mylos, myl mill : starch amylase amylemia amylometer<br />
-an or -ian also -ean n suffix - -an -ian fr. ME -an, -ian,<br />
-ien, fr. OF L OF -ien, fr. L -ianus, fr. -i- + -anus, fr. -anus,<br />
adj. suffix -ean fr. such words as Mediterranean, European 1<br />
: one that is <strong>of</strong> or belonging to American Bostonian 2<br />
: one skilled in or specializing in esp. in derivatives from<br />
nouns ending in -ic or -ics, in the latter case with loss <strong>of</strong> -s<br />
dialectician phonetician statistician 3 :one belonging<br />
to a specified zoological group crustacean mammalian<br />
crocodilian<br />
-an or -ian also -ean adj suffix -an -ian fr. ME -an, -ian, -ien,<br />
fr. OF L OF -ien, fr. L -ianus, fr. -i- + -anus -ean fr. such<br />
words as Mediterranean, European 1 : <strong>of</strong> or belonging to<br />
American Floridian Wesleyan 2 : characteristic <strong>of</strong><br />
: resembling Mozartean Shavian 3 :<strong>of</strong> or belonging to a<br />
specified geologic period, epoch, or series Cambrian<br />
-an n suffix - ISV -an, -ane, alter. <strong>of</strong> -ene, -ine, -one 1<br />
: unsaturated carbon compound tolan CHCCCH urethan<br />
esp. in names <strong>of</strong> heterocyclic compounds furan<br />
alloxan compare - 2 a : anhydride representing a polymer<br />
<strong>of</strong> a carbohydrate usu. replacing final -ose <strong>of</strong> the carbohydrate<br />
name xylan dextran, less <strong>of</strong>ten replacing final<br />
-e pentosan b : intramolecular anhydride <strong>of</strong> a carbohydrate<br />
replacing final -e <strong>of</strong> the carbohydrate name -glucosan<br />
ana- or an- prefix ML, fr. L ana- LL an-, fr. Gk ana-, an-,<br />
fr. ana up, on 1 :up : upward anode Anacardium 2<br />
: back : backward ananym 3 :again : anew anagenesis<br />
-ana or -iana n pl suffix NL, collected quotations from, fr. L,<br />
neut. pl. <strong>of</strong> -anus -an -ianus -ian : collected items <strong>of</strong> information<br />
esp. anecdotal or bibliographical concerning<br />
Americana Johnsoniana Burnsiana collegiana <br />
chiefly in derivatives from personal names <strong>and</strong> place names<br />
anarch- or anarcho- combining form ML anarch-, fr. Gk, fr.<br />
anarchos 1 :without government anarchical 2 a : anarchism<br />
<strong>and</strong> anarchopacifism b :anarchist <strong>and</strong> anarchoindividualist<br />
anatomico- or anatomo- combining form anatomic : anatomical<br />
<strong>and</strong> : anatomical anatomicopathological anatomoclinical<br />
-ance n suffix - ME, fr. OF, fr. L -antia, fr. -ant-, -ans -ant +<br />
-ia -y 1 :action or process attendance deliverance furtherance<br />
: instance <strong>of</strong> an action or process appearance<br />
performance 2 :quality or state resemblance temperance<br />
: instance <strong>of</strong> a quality or state protuberance 3<br />
: amount or degree conductance transmittance<br />
-ancy n suffix - L -antia more at - 1 :quality or<br />
state buoyancy pliancy 2 :instance <strong>of</strong> a quality or state<br />
expectancy<br />
-<strong>and</strong>er n combining form - NL -<strong>and</strong>rus, fr. Gk -<strong>and</strong>ros having
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