Prefixes, Suffixes, and Combining Forms - Department of Education ...
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cuneo- 14<br />
demi-<br />
cuneo- combining form NL, fr. L cuneus wedge : cuneiform<br />
<strong>and</strong> cuneocuboid<br />
cupr- or cupro- combining form LL cupr-, fr. cuprum 1 a<br />
: copper cuprite b :copper <strong>and</strong> cupronickel 2 cupro-<br />
: containing univalent copper : cuprous cuprocyanide<br />
cupri- combining form cupr- + -i- 1 :copper cupriferous 2<br />
ISV, fr. cupric : containing bivalent copper : cupric cupritartrate<br />
curvi- combining form MF or LL MF, fr. LL, fr. L curvus<br />
: curved bent curviform curvifoliate curvirostral<br />
cutaneo- combining form F cutanéo-, fr. cutané cutaneous, fr.<br />
NL cutaneus : skin <strong>and</strong> cutaneovisceral<br />
-cy n suffix - ME -cie, fr. OF, fr. LL -cia, fr. L -tia, partly fr.<br />
L -t- as final stem consonant + -ia -y, partly fr. Gk -teia, -tia,<br />
fr. -t- as final stem consonant + -eia, -ia -y : act : action<br />
: practice : function piracy prophecy : rank : <strong>of</strong>fice<br />
baronetcy chaplaincy generalcy : body : class aristocracy<br />
: state : quality accuracy bankruptcy normalcy<br />
orig. <strong>and</strong> still <strong>of</strong>ten replacing a final -t or -te <strong>of</strong> the base<br />
noun or adjective<br />
cyan- or cyano- combining form G cyan-, zyan-, fr. Gk kyan-,<br />
kyano-, fr. kyanos dark blue enamel, lapis lazuli 1 :dark blue<br />
: blue cyanotype cyanosis 2 a : cyanogen cyanamide<br />
cyanophoric b now usu cyano- : containing cyanogen in<br />
place <strong>of</strong> hydrogen in names <strong>of</strong> organic compounds<br />
cyanobenzoic acid c now usu cyano- : containing cyanogen<br />
regarded as replacing hydroxyl or oxygen or as coordinated to<br />
a central atom in names <strong>of</strong> inorganic acids <strong>and</strong> salts<br />
cyanoauric acid cyan<strong>of</strong>errate 3 :cyanide cyanogenetic<br />
-cyan n combining form - Gk kyanos : blue pigment algocyan<br />
leucocyan<br />
cyath- or cyatho- combining form NL, fr. Gk kyath-, kyatho-,<br />
fr. kyathos : cup : cup-shaped Cyathaspis cyatholith<br />
cyber- combining form cybernetic : computer : computer network<br />
cyberspace<br />
cycl- or cyclo- combining form NL cyclo-, fr. Gk kykl-, kyklo-,<br />
fr. kyklos circle, wheel 1 : circle : ring cyclometer<br />
cyclotron 2 :cycle cyclographer 3 :cyclic compound<br />
cycloheptane cycloolefin 4 : ciliary body <strong>of</strong> the eye<br />
cyclodialysis cyclitis<br />
cylindr- or cylindro- combining form NL, fr. Gk kylindr-, kylindro-,<br />
fr. kylindros : cylindrical : cylindrical <strong>and</strong> cylindrarthrosis<br />
cylindrocephalic<br />
cym- or cymo- also kym- or kymo- combining form F cym-,<br />
cymo-, fr. Gk kym-, kymo-, fr. kyma 1 :wave cymoscope 2<br />
: cyme : cluster cymoid<br />
cyn- or cyno- combining form ME cyno-, fr. L, fr. Gk kyn-,<br />
kyno-, fr. kyn-, kyn dog : dog cyniatrics<br />
cypro- combining form, usu cap Gk Kypro-, fr. Kypros Cyprus<br />
: Cyprian <strong>and</strong> Cypro-Phoenician<br />
cyrt- or cyrto- combining form NL, fr. Gk kyrt-, kyrto-, fr. kyrtos<br />
bulging, convex akin to L curvus curved : bent : curved<br />
cyrtopia cyrtostyle : something curved cyrtometer<br />
cyst- or cysti- or cysto- combining form F, fr. Gk kyst-, kysto-,<br />
fr. kystis bladder, pouch 1 a : gall bladder cystocolostomy<br />
b:urinary bladder cystitis cystotomy 2 :sac : pouch<br />
: cyst cystenchyma cystiform cystophore<br />
-cyst n combining form - NL -cyste, -cystis, fr. Gk kystis<br />
: bladder cholecyst<br />
-cystis n combining form, pl -cystides NL, fr. Gk kystis : one<br />
having such a bladder or pouch esp. in generic names<br />
Macrocystis<br />
cyt- or cyto- combining form G zyt-, zyto-, fr. Gk kyto-, fr. kytos<br />
hollow vessel 1 :cell cytase cytoplasm 2 :cytoplasm<br />
cytode cytosome<br />
-cyte n combining form - NL -cyta, fr. Gk kytos hollow vessel<br />
: cell leukocyte pericyte<br />
-d vb suffix or adj suffix by contr. : - now esp. in forms<br />
derived from words ending in a vowel a mascarad eyelash<br />
daco- combining form, usu cap ISV, fr. Dacia : Dacian <strong>and</strong><br />
Daco-Romanian<br />
dacry- or dacryo- combining form NL, fr. Gk dakry-, dakryo-,<br />
fr. dakry, dakryon tear : <strong>of</strong> a tear or tears : lacrimal dacryoma<br />
dacryocystitis<br />
dactyl- or dactylo- combining form Gk daktyl-, daktylo-, fr.<br />
daktylos : finger : toe : digit dactylitis dactylology<br />
-dactylia n combining form - NL, fr. Gk daktylos + NL -ia -y<br />
: condition <strong>of</strong> having such or so many digits hexadactylia<br />
sclerodactylia<br />
dactylio- combining form prob. fr. F, fr. Gk daktylio-, fr. daktylios,<br />
fr. daktylos finger 1 : finger ring dactyliology 2<br />
: gem dactyliography<br />
-dactylism n combining form - ISV, fr. Gk daktylos finger, toe<br />
+ ISV -ism : -<br />
-dactylous adj combining form Gk -daktylos, fr. daktylos finger,<br />
toe : having such or so many fingers or toes isodactylous<br />
monodactylous<br />
-dactyly n combining form - NL -dactylia more at<br />
- : -<br />
dano- combining form, cap ISV Dan- fr. LL Dani Danes + -o-<br />
: Danish <strong>and</strong> Dano-Eskimo<br />
dasy- combining form NL, fr. Gk, fr. dasys 1 :thick with hair<br />
or leaves : shaggy : woolly dasyphyllous 2 : density<br />
dasymeter<br />
de- prefix ME, fr. OF de-, des-, partly fr. L de- from, down,<br />
away fr. de <strong>and</strong> partly fr. L dis- L de akin to OIr di from,<br />
Gk d now, then, OE t to more at - 1 a : do the opposite<br />
<strong>of</strong> : reverse a specified action decentralize decode<br />
b:reverse <strong>of</strong> decalescence 2 :remove a specified thing or<br />
things from dehorn delouse : remove from a specified<br />
thing dethrone 3 :reduce : make lower derate 4 L<br />
: something derived or compounded from a specified thing<br />
decompound, n. : derived or compounded from something<br />
<strong>of</strong> a specified nature decompound, adj. <strong>of</strong>ten in grammatical<br />
terms nouns or adjectives ending in -al or -ative<br />
deadjectival deverbative 5 :get <strong>of</strong>f <strong>of</strong> a specified thing<br />
debus detrain 6 :having a molecule characterized by the<br />
removal <strong>of</strong> one or more atoms <strong>of</strong> a specified element in<br />
combining forms occurring in names <strong>of</strong> chemical compounds<br />
dehydro- deoxy- 7 :cause to cease to perform a specified<br />
action de-emanate<br />
deca- or dec- or deka- or dek- combining form ME, fr. L, fr. Gk<br />
deka-, dek-, fr. deka ten 1 :ten decagon 2 F déca-, déc-,<br />
fr. L deca-, dec- : ten times a specified unit <strong>of</strong> measure<br />
decaliter decare used in terms belonging to the metric<br />
system<br />
decem- combining form MF or L MF, fr. L, fr. decem ten : ten<br />
decemcostate<br />
deci- combining form F déci-, fr. L decimus tenth, fr. decem<br />
ten : tenth part <strong>of</strong> a specified unit <strong>of</strong> measure decigram<br />
chiefly in terms belonging to the metric system<br />
-dectes n combining form NL, fr. Gk dkts, fr. daknein to bite<br />
: biter in generic names <strong>of</strong> animals Mixodectes<br />
dehydr- or dehydro- combining form ISV, fr. de- + hydr- 1<br />
: dehydrated dehydromucic acid CHOCOOH 2 :dehydrogenated<br />
dehydroabietic acid CHCOOH<br />
-delphis n combining form NL, fr. Gk delphis : dolphin in<br />
generic names Cyrtodelphis<br />
dem- or demo- combining form dem- fr. L, fr. Gk dm-, dmo-,<br />
fr. dmos deme, populace demo- fr. MF, fr. LL, fr. Gk dm-,<br />
dmo- akin to OIr dm retinue, company, Skt dayate he<br />
apportions : people : populace : population demography<br />
demoid<br />
-dema n combining form NL, fr. Gk demas body, bodily build<br />
akin to Gk demein to build : one having such a body in<br />
generic names <strong>of</strong> insects Dasydema<br />
demi- prefix ME, fr. demi, fr. MF, fr. LL demedius, alter.<br />
influenced by L medius <strong>of</strong> L dimidius, prob. back-formation<br />
fr. dimidiare to halve : half: as a :<strong>of</strong> less than full size demicannon<br />
demipike : shortened demirobe compare<br />
- b heraldry : having only one half depicted, usu. the<br />
upper or foremost half but sometimes the dexter or the sinister<br />
half demiangel demilion c :half in quantity or value<br />
demibarrel demigroat d :inferior in quality demiluster
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