Prefixes, Suffixes, and Combining Forms - Department of Education ...
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audio- 7<br />
benz-<br />
audio- combining form L audire to hear + E -o- 1 :hearing<br />
audiology audiometer 2 : sound : frequencies in the<br />
range <strong>of</strong> audible sound audiogenic 3 : auditory <strong>and</strong><br />
audiovisual<br />
audit- or audito- combining form ME audit-, fr. MF L MF<br />
audit-, fr. L, fr. auditus, past part. <strong>of</strong> audire to hear 1 :hearing<br />
: sound auditize 2 : auditory <strong>and</strong> auditopsychic<br />
auditosensory<br />
aul- or aulo- combining form NL, fr. Gk, fr. aulos : flute : pipe<br />
aulophyte Aulacanthus Aulostomus<br />
aur- or auri- combining form L, fr. auris 1 : ear aural<br />
auriscope 2 :aural <strong>and</strong> aurinasal<br />
auri- combining form ME, fr. L, fr. aurum 1 :gold auriferous<br />
2 :<strong>of</strong>, relating to, or containing trivalent gold : auric<br />
auri-iodide auricyanide<br />
auriculo- combining form prob. fr. NL, fr. auricula auricle <strong>of</strong><br />
the heart, fr. L, external ear 1 :<strong>of</strong> or belonging to an auricle<br />
<strong>of</strong> the heart <strong>and</strong> auriculoventricular 2 :aural <strong>and</strong> auriculoparietal<br />
auriculotemporal<br />
auro- combining form ISV, fr. L aurum 1 a : gold aurophobia<br />
b :gold <strong>and</strong> auro-plumbiferous 2 :<strong>of</strong>, relating to, or<br />
containing univalent gold : aurous aurobromide aurothiosulfate<br />
austr- or austro- combining form, usu cap ME austr-, fr. L,<br />
south, fr. austr-, auster south wind, south akin to L aurora<br />
dawn 1 :south : southern austroasiatic Austroriparian 2<br />
: Australian <strong>and</strong> Austro-Malayan<br />
austr- or austro- combining form, usu cap prob. fr. NL, fr.<br />
Austria 1 : Austrian <strong>and</strong> Austro-Hungarian 2 : Austria<br />
austrium Austrophobia<br />
aut- or auto- combining form Gk, fr. autos perh. akin to L aut<br />
or 1 a : self : same one autecology autism autobiography<br />
autogenetic autokinetic autolysis b usu auto-<br />
: having similar genomes autohexaploid autopolyploid <br />
opposed to all- 2 :automatic : self-acting : self-regulating<br />
autoalarm aut<strong>of</strong>eed autowind 3 auto- a :<strong>of</strong>, by, affecting,<br />
or for the same individual autohemagglutination<br />
autovaccine b :self-caused : self-induced : occurring within<br />
ones own body sometimes pathologically autointoxication<br />
c :acting as an antibody on or produced as an antibody<br />
for a persons or animals own antigens autoagglutinin<br />
autohemolysin<br />
auto- combining form automobile : self-propelling : automotive<br />
autocab autocar<br />
automat- or automato- combining form Gk, self-acting, fr.<br />
automatos : self-acting : self-regulating : automatic<br />
automatin automatograph<br />
auxano- combining form ISV, fr. Gk auxanein to increase akin<br />
to Gk auxein to increase : growth auxanogram auxanology<br />
-auxe n combining form, pl -auxae NL, fr. Gk aux growth<br />
akin to Gk auxein to increase : enlargement : hypertrophy<br />
enterauxe<br />
auxo- combining form ISV, fr. Gk, fr. auxein to increase 1<br />
: growth auxobody auxosubstance : increase auxograph<br />
2 :accelerating : stimulating auxochrome<br />
ax- or axo- combining form ISV, fr. Gk axn axle, axis 1 :axis<br />
axophyte 2 :axis cylinder axite axodendrite<br />
axi- combining form L, axle, axis, fr. axis 1 :axis axiform<br />
2:axis cylinder axilemma<br />
axono- combining form ISV, fr. Gk axon-, axn axle, axis<br />
: axis axonometry Axonophora<br />
az- or azo- combining form ISV, fr. azote 1 :containing nitrogen<br />
azolitmin 2 azo- : containing the bivalent group<br />
NN composed <strong>of</strong> doubly bonded nitrogen atoms united<br />
usu. on both sides to carbon azomethane CHNNCH<br />
aza- or az- combining form ISV, fr. az- + -a- : containing<br />
nitrogen in place <strong>of</strong> carbon, usu. the group NH for the<br />
group CH or a single nitrogen atom N for the group<br />
CH azacyanine azaphenanthrene compare -,<br />
azido-<br />
combining form ISV, fr. azide + -o- : containing the uni-<br />
valent group N derived from hydrazoic acid azidoacetic<br />
acid<br />
azoxy- combining form ISV, fr. az- + oxy- : containing the<br />
bivalent group NON composed <strong>of</strong> two nitrogen atoms<br />
<strong>and</strong> one oxygen atom united usu. on both sides to carbon<br />
azoxynaphthalene CHNONCH<br />
azygo- combining form ISV, fr. Gk azygos : azygous azygospore<br />
bacill- or bacilli- or bacillo- combining form NL bacillus<br />
: bacillus bacillosis bacilliculture bacillogenic<br />
-bacter n combining form NL, fr. bacterium : bacterial organism<br />
in generic names Aerobacter Nitrobacter<br />
bacteri- or bacterio- combining form bacterium : bacteria<br />
: bacterial bacteriform bacterioblast bacteriolysis<br />
balne- or balneo- combining form L balne-, fr. balneum bath<br />
: bath : bathing balneal balneotherapy<br />
bar- or baro- combining form Gk baros : weight : pressure<br />
baragnosis barograph<br />
bary- combining form Gk bary-, fr. barys : heavy barylite<br />
barysphere<br />
baryt- or baryto- combining form ISV, fr. baryta : baryta<br />
: barytic barytocalcite<br />
basi- also baso- combining form ISV, fr. L basis 1 a : base<br />
: lower part basipetal b :at or near the base basifixed<br />
basigl<strong>and</strong>ular c :<strong>of</strong> or belonging to the base <strong>of</strong> basicranial<br />
2 a : chemical base basify b :subsilicic <strong>and</strong> basiophitic<br />
basidi- or basidio- combining form NL, fr. basidium : basidium<br />
: basidial basidiospore Basidiomycetes<br />
-bates n combining form NL, fr. Gk -bats one that goes, fr.<br />
bainein to go, walk : walker in generic names <strong>of</strong> animals<br />
Hydrobates Pelobates<br />
bath- or batho- combining form ISV, fr. Gk bathos, fr. bathys<br />
deep more at - 1 : depth bathic batholith<br />
bathometer bathophobia 2 : downward : lower<br />
bathochrome<br />
bathy- combining form ISV, fr. Gk, fr. bathys deep akin to W<br />
boddi to drown, Skt ghate he dives into 1 :deep bathyseism<br />
: depth bathythermograph 2 : deep-sea bathypelagic<br />
bathyplankton bathysphere 3 :inner parts <strong>of</strong> the<br />
body bathyesthesia<br />
batrach- or batracho- combining form ISV, fr. Gk, frog, fr.<br />
batrachos perh. akin to OHG kreta, krota toad 1 :frog : toad<br />
batrachophobia 2 :ranula batrachoplasty<br />
-batrachus n combining form NL, fr. Gk batrachos : batrachian<br />
in generic names <strong>of</strong> animals Megalobatrachus<br />
bdell- or bdello- combining form F NL, fr. Gk, fr. bdella<br />
: leech Bdelloura Bdelloida bdellotomy<br />
-bdella n combining form - NL, fr. Gk bdella : leech esp.<br />
in generic names in helminthology Malacobdella<br />
be- prefix ME, fr. OE be-, bi- akin to OE b by, near, OHG bibe-,<br />
b by, near, Goth bi- be-, bi by, about, at 1 :on : around<br />
: over bedaub besmear 2 :to a great or greater degree<br />
: thoroughly esp. in intensive verbs formed from simple<br />
verbs becudgel befuddle besmite bespatter berate<br />
3:excessively : ostentatiously in intensive verbs formed<br />
from simple verbs bedeck belaud <strong>and</strong> in adjectives based<br />
on adjectives ending in -ed beribboned befurbelowed 4<br />
: about : to : at : upon : against : across in transitive verbs<br />
formed from intransitive simple verbs bestride bespeak<br />
becroak 5 :make : cause to be : treat as in verbs formed<br />
from adjectives or nouns belittle benumb befool<br />
befriend 6 :call or dub esp. excessively in verbs formed<br />
from nouns belady berascal bedoctor 7 :affect, afflict,<br />
treat, provide, or cover with esp. excessively in verbs<br />
formed from nouns befamine bedevil beglue beblood<br />
<strong>and</strong> sometimes only in the form <strong>of</strong> a past participle or adjective<br />
ending in -ed becapped becobwebbed<br />
belgo- combining form, cap Belgium + -o- 1 : Belgium<br />
: Belgian Belgophile 2 :Belgium <strong>and</strong> Belgo-Luxembourg<br />
: Belgian <strong>and</strong> Belgo-Dutch<br />
benz- or benzo- combining form ISV, fr. benzoin prob. orig.
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