Prefixes, Suffixes, and Combining Forms - Department of Education ...
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-clastic 12<br />
com-<br />
-clastic adj combining form -clast + -ic 1 a : breaking,<br />
destroying iconoclastic mythoclastic b : disintegrating<br />
proteoclastic 2 Gk klastos broken fr. klan to break + E<br />
-ic : curved anticlastic<br />
-clastic n combining form - : breaker : destroyer dendroclastic<br />
panclastic<br />
-clastic adj combining form ISV -clast fr. Gk klastos broken<br />
+ -ic orig. formed as G -klastisch : composed <strong>of</strong> fragmental<br />
material <strong>of</strong> a specified type used in names <strong>of</strong> rocks cryptoclastic<br />
pyroclastic<br />
clavi- or clavo- combining form ML clavi-, fr. L, fr. clavis key<br />
1:key : keyboard clavichord clavilux 2 NL clavi-, clavo-,<br />
fr. L clavi- : clavicle : clavicular : clavicular <strong>and</strong> clavipectoral<br />
clavodeltoid<br />
clavi- combining form NL, fr. L, fr. clava perh. akin to L<br />
clavis : club Clavicornia claviform<br />
claviculo- combining form NL clavicula clavicle : clavicular<br />
<strong>and</strong> claviculohumeral<br />
-cle n suffix - ME, fr. OF, fr. L -culus, -cula, -culum : little<br />
one denticle corpuscle funicle -cular adj suffix<br />
cleid- or cleido- combining form NL, fr. Gk kleid-, kleido-, fr.<br />
kleid-, kleis key akin to L clavis key 1 a : clavicle : clavicular<br />
cleidagra b :clavicular <strong>and</strong> cleidoscapular 2 :key<br />
cleidomancy<br />
-cleisis or -clisis n combining form, pl -cleises or -clises NL, fr.<br />
GK klisis, kleisis, fr. kleiein to close : closure : occlusion<br />
arthrocleisis enteroclisis<br />
cleist- or cleisto- also clist- or clisto- combining form G kleist-,<br />
kleisto-, fr. Gk kleistos akin to Gk kleis key : closed cleistocarp<br />
cleistogamy<br />
clerico- combining form LL clericus priest : clerical : clerical<br />
<strong>and</strong> clericopolitical cleric<strong>of</strong>ascist<br />
clin- or clino- combining form NL, fr. Gk klin-, klino-, fr. klin<br />
couch akin to Gk klinein to lean 1 :bed clinium clinoid<br />
2:lean : slant clinochlore clinometer 3 :decline clinology<br />
4 clino- mineralogy : monoclinic<br />
-clinal adj or n combining form ISV -clin- fr. Gk -klins leaning,<br />
fr. klinein to lean + -al 1 :sloping : slope centroclinal<br />
2:- matroclinal<br />
-cline n combining form - back-formation fr. -clinal 1 :slope<br />
anticline 2 :gradient : layer thermocline<br />
-clinic adj combining form ISV -clin- fr. Gk -klins leaning,<br />
bending, fr. klinein to lean + -ic 1 :inclining : dipping isoclinic<br />
2 :having a certain number <strong>of</strong> oblique intersections<br />
<strong>of</strong> the axes monoclinic triclinic 3 :- matroclinic<br />
clinico- combining form clinical : clinical : clinical <strong>and</strong> clinicopathology<br />
-clinism n combining form - ISV -clin- fr. NL -clinus + -ism<br />
: the state <strong>of</strong> having the <strong>and</strong>roecium <strong>and</strong> gynoecium in a single<br />
or different flower or two separate flowers diclinism<br />
-clinium n combining form, pl -clinia NL, fr. Gk klinion, dim.<br />
<strong>of</strong> klin couch more at - bot : receptacle anthoclinium<br />
-clinous adj combining form prob. fr. NL -clinus, fr. Gk klin<br />
couch more at - : having the <strong>and</strong>roecium <strong>and</strong> gynoecium<br />
in a single or different flower or two separate flowers<br />
diclinous heteroclinous monoclinous<br />
-clinous adj combining form ISV -clin- fr. Gk -klins leaning,<br />
bending, fr. klinein to lean + -ous : inherited from : having<br />
characteristics inherited from matroclinous patroclinous<br />
-cliny n combining form - ISV -clinous + -y : fact or condition<br />
<strong>of</strong> having characteristics inherited from matrocliny<br />
-cnemia n combining form - NL, fr. F -cnémie, fr. Gk knm<br />
shin + F -ie -y : -shinnedness platycnemia<br />
-cnemic adj combining form ISV -cnem- fr. Gk knm shin +<br />
-ic prob. orig. formed as F -cnémique : -shinned platycnemic<br />
-cnemus n combining form NL, modif. <strong>of</strong> Gk. knm shin<br />
: -legged one in generic names <strong>of</strong> animals Octacnemus<br />
cnid- or cnido- combining form NL, fr. cnida : cnida<br />
cnidosac cnidogl<strong>and</strong>ular Cnidaria<br />
co- prefix ME, fr. L, fr. com- akin to OE ge-, perfective, associative,<br />
<strong>and</strong> collective prefix, OHG gi-, ga-, Goth ga-, OIr<br />
com-, con- with, together, Alb k-, Gk koinos common 1<br />
: with : together : joint : jointly : shared : mutual : mutually<br />
coexist coinheritance cosustain cooperate 2 :in or to<br />
the same degree coextensive coeval 3 a : fellow : partner<br />
coauthor co-worker b :having a usu. lesser share in duty<br />
or responsibility : alternate : deputy cochairman copilot<br />
4 a : operating together or reciprocally coterm b :<strong>of</strong> the<br />
complement <strong>of</strong> an angle cosine codeclination<br />
cobalti- combining form cobalt : trivalent cobalt : cobaltic<br />
cobaltinitrite<br />
cobalto- combining form cobalt : bivalent cobalt : cobaltous<br />
cobaltocyanic<br />
cocc- or cocci- or cocco- combining form NL, fr. coccus L<br />
coccum kermes berry, both fr. Gk kokkos grain, seed, kermes<br />
berry : grain : seed : berry : coccus coccoid cocciform<br />
coccolith<br />
coccidi- or coccidio- combining form coccidium : Coccidia<br />
coccidiocide coccidiostasis<br />
-coccus n combining form, pl -cocci NL, fr. Gk kokkos 1<br />
: plant having berries, seeds, or cocci <strong>of</strong> a specified type <br />
usu. in generic names Oxycoccus Pterococcus 2 :berryshaped<br />
organism esp. in generic names <strong>of</strong> algae <strong>and</strong> bacteria<br />
Protococcus Micrococcus Streptococcus Staphylococcus<br />
coccyg- or coccygo- combining form NL, fr. coccyg-, coccyx<br />
: coccyx coccygectomy coccygotomy<br />
coccygeo- combining form NL, fr. coccygeus : coccygeal <strong>and</strong><br />
coccygeoanal coccygeomesenteric<br />
cocto- combining form L coctus, past part. <strong>of</strong> coquere to cook<br />
: boiled : modified by heat coctoantigen coctoprotein : at<br />
boiling point coctostable<br />
coel- or coelo- also cel- or celo- combining form NL, fr. Gk<br />
koil-, koilo-, fr. koilos hollow : hollow : cavity coelodont<br />
coelozoic<br />
-coele or -coel also -cele n combining form - prob. fr. NL<br />
-coela, fr. neut. pl. <strong>of</strong> -coelus -coelous : cavity : chamber<br />
: ventricle endocoele neurocoele<br />
coeli- or coelio- also celi- or celio- combining form Gk koili-,<br />
koilio-, fr. koilia cavity <strong>of</strong> the body, belly : belly : abdomen<br />
coelialgia coelioscopy<br />
-coelous adj combining form NL -coelus, fr. Gk -koilos hollow,<br />
concave, fr. koilos 1 :cavitied dendrocoelous 2 :concave<br />
procoelous opisthocoelous<br />
coen- or coeno- also cen- or ceno- or caen- or caeno- combining<br />
form NL, fr. Gk koin-, koino-, fr. koinos more at -<br />
: common : general coenoblast coenesthesia<br />
col- or coli- or colo- combining form NL, fr. L colon 1 :large<br />
intestine colitis colostomy 2 :colon bacillus coliform<br />
-cola n combining form - NL, fr. L : inhabitant Arenicola,<br />
Rupicola<br />
-cole adj combining form by alter. influenced by F -cole<br />
: - saxicole<br />
cole- or coleo- combining form NL, fr. Gk koleo-, fr. koleon<br />
: sheath : covering coleitis Coleoptera coleorhiza<br />
-coline adj combining form NL -colinae, fr. -cola + -inae<br />
: - fluvicoline<br />
coll- or collo- combining form NL, fr. Gk koll-, kollo-, fr. kolla<br />
1:glue collenchyma Collocalia 2 :colloid collochemistry<br />
-coll n combining form - ME -col in sarcocol, fr. L -colla, fr.<br />
Gk -kolla, fr. kolla : glue glycocoll pyrocoll<br />
collodio- combining form collodion : collodion collodiotype<br />
-colous adj combining form L -cola inhabitant + E -ous akin<br />
to L colere to cultivate, inhabit : living or growing in or on<br />
arenicolous saxicolous<br />
com- or col- or con- or cor- prefix com- fr. ME, fr. OF, fr. L<br />
col- fr. ME, fr. L, fr. com- con- fr. ME, fr. OE in consolde<br />
comfrey, fr. OF, fr. L, fr. com- cor- fr. ME, fr. MF, fr. L, fr.<br />
com- more at - : with : together : jointly usu. combefore<br />
b comburgess <strong>and</strong> p companion or m commin-
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