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dimensions of space stereochemistry c :of, relating to, or
considered with respect to stereochemistry stereospecific
stern- or sterno- combining form F, fr. Gk, fr. sternon 1
: breast : sternum : breastbone sternalgia sternad 2 :sternal
and sternocleidomastoid
steth- or stetho- combining form F stéth-, stétho-, fr. Gk stth-,
sttho-, fr. stthos : breast : chest stetharteritis stethometer
stib- or stibi- or stibio- also stibo- combining form stibium
: antimony stibine stibiocolumbite stibophen
-stich n combining form - L -stichon, fr. Gk, fr. neut. of -stichos
having so many rows or lines, fr. stichos row, line,
verse : poem or stanza consisting of so many lines decastich
heptastich
-stichous adj combining form LL -stichus, fr. Gk -stichos, fr.
stichos row, line : having such or so many rows or sides
diplostichous monostichous
stom- or stomo- combining form NL, fr. Gk, fr. stoma : mouth
: stoma stomodaeum stomoisia
-stoma n combining form, pl -stomata also -stomas NL, fr. Gk
stoma 1 :mouth : opening : stoma hypostoma 2 or stomus
: creature with such a mouth or stoma in generic names
Bdellostoma Gnathostoma
-stoma or -stomata n pl combining form NL, fr. Gk stomat-,
stoma mouth : creatures with such a mouth or stoma in
higher taxa in zoology Gnathostoma Plagiostomata
stomat- or stomato- combining form NL, fr. Gk, fr. stomat-,
stoma : mouth : opening : stoma stomatitis stomatoscope
-stomate adj combining form stom- + -ate : -
-stomatous adj combining form prob. fr. NL -stomatus, fr. Gk
stomat-, stoma mouth : having such a mouth or opening
: stomatous cyclostomatous
-stome n combining form - ISV, fr. NL -stoma : mouth : opening
resembling or functioning as a mouth cytostome
-stomi n pl combining form NL, fr. Gk stoma mouth : creatures
having such a mouth or opening in names of higher
taxa in zoology Plagiostomi Aulostomi Selachostomi
-stomia n combining form - NL, fr. stom- + -ia -y : mouth
exhibiting such a condition stenostomia
-stomia n pl combining form NL, fr. Gk stomion mouth
: creatures sharing such a condition of the mouth in
names of higher taxa in zoology Deuterostomia
-stomous adj combining form NL -stomus, fr. Gk stoma mouth
gymnostomous
-stomum n combining form, pl -stoma NL, fr. Gk stoma mouth
1:mouth : opening : stoma prestomum 2 :creature with
such a mouth in generic names Amphistomum
Oesophagostomum
-stomus n combining form, pl stomi NL, fr. Gk stoma mouth
1 : condition of having such a mouth microstomus 2
: creature with such a mouth in generic names
Agonostomus Catostomus Phyllostomus
-stomy n combining form - ISV, fr. NL -stomia : -
-stomy n combining form - ISV stom- + -y : surgical operation
establishing a usu. permanent opening into such a part
enterostomy or between such parts esophagogastrostomy
strati- combining form NL stratum : stratum stratiform
stratigraphy
strato- combining form NL stratus : stratus and stratocirrus
stratocumulus
strato- combining form stratosphere : stratosphere
strato-chamber
strepsi- combining form NL, fr. Gk, fr. strepsis act or instance
of turning, fr. strephein to turn : turned : twisted strepsitene
strept- combining form NL, fr. Gk, fr. streptos twisted, pliant,
fr. strephein to twist, turn 1 : twisted : twisted chain
Streptococcus streptaster Streptomyces 2 :streptococcus
streptosepticemia 3 :streptomycin streptamine
stroph- or stropho- combining form Gk, fr. strephein to twist
turn : twisting : turning strophosis strophocephaly
styl- or stylo- combining form L stylo-, fr. Gk styl-, stylo-, fr.
stylos : pillar Stylaster stylolite
styl- or styli- or stylo- combining form styl- fr. earlier stil-, fr.
L, stalk, fr. stilus stake, stalk, stylus styli- fr. earlier stili-, fr.
ML styli- stylus, fr. L stilus stylo- fr. styl- + -o- 1 :style : styloid
process stylate styliferous stylographic 2 :of or
relating to a styloid process and stylomastoid
-stylar adj combining form Gk stylos pillar + E -ar : having
such or so many pillars : having such columniation
amphistylar heptastylar
-style n combining form - LL -stylon, fr. L, neut. of -stylos
characterized by the presence of so many pillars, fr. Gk, fr.
stylos pillar 1 a : structure characterized by the presence of
so many pillars polystyle b :structure with pillars cyrtostyle
2 :animal part felt to resemble a pillar blastostyle
pygostyle
-style adj combining form L -stylos, fr. Gk, fr. stylos pillar
: characterized by the presence of so many pillars distyle
-stylic adj combining form Gk stylos pillar + E -ic : being or
having such a connection of the jaw and skull hyostylic
streptostylic
-stylous adj combining form style + -ous : having such a style
or such or so many styles in descriptive terms in botany
dolichostylous monostylous
-styly n combining form - ISV style + -y : condition of having
such or so many styles in botanical terms heterostyly
sub- prefix ME, fr. L, under, below, from below, up, near, further,
after, fr. sub, prep. 1 :under : beneath : below subsoil
subcutaneous subpier subdominant subhymenial 2 a
: subordinate : secondary : next lower than or inferior to
subcenter subfreshman subgenus b :subordinate portion
of : subdivision of : derived from subcommittee subculture
subdistrict subscience also : with repetition as
of a process so as to form, stress, or deal with subordinate
parts or relations subclassify sublet subbranch subcontract
3 a : somewhat : slightly : less than completely or
perfectly : inadequately : less than normally subacid subdominant
subovate subarcuate subclinical subacute
subconvulsive b 1 : containing only a relatively small proportion
or less than the normal amount of such an element
or radical suboxide not used systematically compare
- 2 : basic in names of salts subacetate subnitrate
not used systematically 4 a : almost : nearly subalate
subcaulescent subabdominal Subakhmimic b
: falling nearly in the category of and often adjoining : bordering
upon subadult subarid subarctic c :immediately
following : after subapostolic sub-Mycenaean
succin- or succino- combining form L succin-, sucin-, fr. succinum,
sucinum amber 1 :amber succinic acid succinite
succiniferous 2 :succinic acid succinamide succinonitrile
sucr- or sucro- combining form ISV, fr. F sucre, fr. OF : sugar
sucroacid
sudano- combining form, usu cap sudan 1 : Sudanese
: Sudanese and Sudano-Guinean 2 : Sudan dye
sudanophil sudanophobic
sul- combining form sulfonic : sulfonic sultam sultone
sulf- or sulfo- or sulph- or sulpho- combining form sulf-, sulfofr.
F, fr. L sulfur sulph-, sulpho- modif. influenced by sulphur
of F sulf-, sulfo- : sulfur sulfhydryl sulfone sulfonium
sulfocyanide: as a : sulfide sulfarsenide sulfochloride
b :derived from sulfuric acid : sulfuric sulfamide
c usu sulfo- : containing the sulfonic acid group esp.
replacing hydrogen : sulfonic sulfoamino sulfobenzoic d
: - 2 sulfochlorinate e :- sulfocyanate
sulfa- or sulf- also sulpha- or sulph- combining form sulfa-,
sulf- fr. sulfanilamide sulpha-, sulph- alter. influenced by sulphur
of sulfa-, sulf- : derived from or otherwise closely related
to sulfanilamide: as a sulfadiazine b :containing sulfanilyl
sulfacetamide
sulfon- also sulphon- combining form sulfon- ISV sulfonic