Prefixes, Suffixes, and Combining Forms - Department of Education ...
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scytho- 49<br />
-sis<br />
scytho- combining form, usu cap L Scytha Scythian + E -o-<br />
: Scythian <strong>and</strong> Scytho-Aryan Scytho-Greek<br />
sebi- or sebo- combining form NL, fr. L sebum tallow, grease<br />
: fat : grease : sebum sebific seborrhea<br />
secret- or secreto- combining form secretion : secretion<br />
secretin secretomotor<br />
-sect adj combining form L sectus, past part. <strong>of</strong> secare to cut,<br />
divide : cut : divided pinnatisect<br />
-sect vb combining form --- L sectus, past part. <strong>of</strong><br />
secare : cut : divide bisect quadrisect<br />
-seism n combining form - Gk seismos earthquake : seismic<br />
movement tachyseism<br />
seismo- combining form Gk, fr. seismos : earthquake : vibration<br />
seismometer seismotropism<br />
selen- or seleno- also seleni- combining form L selen-, fr. Gk<br />
seln-, fr. seln moon akin to Gk selas light, brightness, L sol<br />
sun : moon : crescent-shaped Selenarctos selenomorphic<br />
Selenicereus<br />
selen- or seleni- or seleno- combining form Sw, fr. NL selenium<br />
: selenium selenic seleniferous selenobismuthite<br />
self- combining form ME, fr. OE self-, seolf-, sylf-, fr. self, seolf,<br />
sylf, pron. adj. 1 a : oneself or itself self-asserting<br />
self-loving b : <strong>of</strong> oneself or itself self-ab<strong>and</strong>onment<br />
self-congratulation c :by oneself or itself : independent<br />
: automatic self-rule self-feeder self-action self-propelled2<br />
a : to, with, for, or toward oneself or itself<br />
self-consistent self-concerned self-addressed self-love<br />
b:<strong>of</strong> or in oneself or itself inherently self-evident self-existent<br />
c :from or by means <strong>of</strong> oneself or itself self-fertile<br />
self-fruitful<br />
semi- prefix ME, fr. L akin to OE sam- half, OHG smi-,<br />
Gk hmi-, Skt smi- 1 a : precisely half <strong>of</strong>: 1 : forming<br />
a bisection <strong>of</strong> semiellipse semichord semicylinder<br />
2 : being a usu. vertically bisected form <strong>of</strong> a specified<br />
architectural feature semiarch semibay semidome<br />
b:half in quantity or value : half <strong>of</strong> or occurring halfway<br />
through a specified period <strong>of</strong> time semirevolution<br />
semiannual semicentenary semiphase compare<br />
- 2 a : to some extent : partly : incompletely semi-independent<br />
semidry semiplastic semiacid semiquantitatively<br />
compare -, - b :having a specified<br />
characteristic for half the length or on one side semipinnate<br />
semiadherent 3 a : partial : incomplete semipositivism<br />
semieducation semiadherent semi-<br />
Augustinianism semiwig b :having some <strong>of</strong> the characteristics<br />
<strong>of</strong> a specified class or object semiluxury<br />
semicampus semibenzene semiporcelain semicitizen<br />
c semigovernmental semijudicial semimonastic<br />
semiubiquitous<br />
-semic adj combining form LL -semus fr. Gk -smos, fr.<br />
smeion unit <strong>of</strong> time, note, mark, sign + E -ic : having a<br />
specified number <strong>of</strong> units <strong>of</strong> prosodic time decasemic<br />
icosasemic<br />
semimicro- combining form semi- + micr- : <strong>of</strong>, involving, or<br />
for quantities intermediate in size between micro <strong>and</strong> macro<br />
quantities : on a scale intermediate between microchemical<br />
<strong>and</strong> macrochemical semimicrodetermination<br />
semito- combining form, usu cap Semitic : Semite : Semitic<br />
Semito-Hamite Semito-Hamitic<br />
sensori- also senso- combining form sensori- fr. sensory sens<strong>of</strong>r.<br />
L sensus sense : sensory : sensory <strong>and</strong> sensoparalysis<br />
sensorimotor<br />
-sepalous adj combining form sepal + -ous : having sepals<br />
gamosepalous tetrasepalous<br />
sept- or septi- combining form L, fr. septem : seven septinsular<br />
septifolious septillion<br />
sept- or septo- also septi- combining form NL, fr. septum<br />
: septum septal septifragal septocosta<br />
serbo- combining form, usu cap serb 1 :Serbian Serbophile<br />
2:Serbian <strong>and</strong> Serbo-Bulgarian<br />
sericeo- combining form LL sericeus sericeous : sericeous <strong>and</strong><br />
sericeotomentose<br />
serio- combining form serious 1 :serious seriocomedy 2<br />
: serious <strong>and</strong> serioludicrous<br />
sero- combining form L serum 1 :serum : connection with or<br />
relation to serum serodiagnosis 2 :serous <strong>and</strong> ser<strong>of</strong>ibrinous<br />
serpenti- combining form L, fr. serpent-, serpens : serpent serpentivorous<br />
serrato- combining form NL, fr. L serratus serrate : serrate<br />
<strong>and</strong> serratocrenate serratodentate<br />
serri- combining form : saw serriferous<br />
servo- combining form, usu cap servian : sesqui-<br />
combining form L, one <strong>and</strong> a half, half again, lit., <strong>and</strong><br />
a half, fr. semis half fr. semi- + -que <strong>and</strong> enclitic akin to<br />
Gk te <strong>and</strong>, Skt ca, Goth -h, -uh more at - : one <strong>and</strong> a<br />
half times sesquicentennial<br />
seti- combining form L seti-, saeti-, fr. seta, saeta : bristle<br />
setiferous<br />
sex- or sexi- combining form L sex : six sexannulate sexisyllable<br />
sexti- combining form L sextus sixth : six sextipara sextipolar<br />
-ship n suffix - ME -schipe, -shipe, -ship, fr. OE -scipe akin to<br />
OFris -skip, -skipi -ship, OS -skap, -skepi, -skipi, OHG -scaf,<br />
-scaft, ON -skapr all fr. a prehistoric Gmc word represented<br />
by OHG scaf nature, condition, quality akin to OE sceppan,<br />
scyppan to shape 1 :state : condition : quality sonship<br />
friendship scholarship 2 : <strong>of</strong>fice : dignity : pr<strong>of</strong>ession<br />
clerkship chancellorship lordship authorship 3 :art<br />
: skill horsemanship marksmanship seamanship 4<br />
: something showing, exhibiting, or embodying a quality or<br />
state township fellowship courtship 5 :one entitled to<br />
a specified rank, title, or appellation used with possessive<br />
pronouns his Lordship<br />
sial- or sialo- combining form NL, fr. Gk, fr. sialon akin to L<br />
spuere to spit : saliva sialolith<br />
sicilo- combining form, usu cap L Sicilia Sicily : -<br />
Sicilo-Norman Sicilo-Muslim<br />
siculo- combining form, usu cap L siculus siculan : Sicilian <strong>and</strong><br />
Siculo-Arabian Siculo-Norman<br />
sider- or sidero- combining form MF, fr. L, fr. Gk sidr-,<br />
sidro-, fr. sidros : iron siderolite siderosis<br />
sidero- combining form L sider-, sidus star, constellation 1<br />
: star sideromancy siderostat 2 :sidereal siderograph<br />
sil- combining form silicon : containing or derived from silicon<br />
silane compare silic-<br />
or silico- combining form silicon or silicium 1 :relating<br />
to or containing silicon or its compounds silicone silic<strong>of</strong>luoride<br />
silicochlor<strong>of</strong>orm compare - 2 :silicic <strong>and</strong><br />
silicoalkaline 3 :silicosis <strong>and</strong> silicotuberculosis<br />
siliceo- combining form L siliceus siliceous : siliceous <strong>and</strong><br />
siliceocalcareous silice<strong>of</strong>eldspathic<br />
silici- combining form NL silica 1 :silex : silica siliciferous<br />
2 :siliceous <strong>and</strong> silicicalcareous<br />
siliqui- combining form NL siliqua : siliqua siliquiferous<br />
siliquiform<br />
sinico- combining form, usu cap sinic + -o- : Chinese <strong>and</strong><br />
Sinico-Japanese Sinico-Russian<br />
sinistr- or sinistro- combining form ML, fr. L sinistr-, sinister<br />
left, on the left side 1 a : left sinistrad b :better developed<br />
in or using preferentially the left sinistrocular 2 :levorotatory<br />
sinistrin<br />
sino- combining form, usu cap F, fr. LL Sinae 1 :Chinese<br />
Sinogram 2 : Chinese <strong>and</strong> Sino-American Sino-<br />
Japanese compare -<br />
sino- or sinu- combining form NL sinus 1 :relating to the<br />
sinus <strong>and</strong> sinorespiratory 2 :relating to the sinus venosus<br />
<strong>and</strong> sinuventricular<br />
siphon- or siphono- also siphoni- combining form NL, fr. Gk<br />
siphn-, siphno-, fr. siphn 1 : siphon : tube : pipe<br />
Siphonaptera Siphonophora Siphoniata siphonate 2<br />
: Siphonophora siphonosome siphonozooid<br />
-sis n suffix, pl -ses L, fr. Gk, fem. suffix <strong>of</strong> action 1 :process
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