Prefixes, Suffixes, and Combining Forms - Department of Education ...
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eu- 20<br />
fluor-<br />
<strong>of</strong> a specified kind <strong>of</strong> plant rosetum pinetum 2 :consocies<br />
<strong>of</strong> a specified plant genus or family characetum<br />
eu- combining form ME, fr. L, fr. Gk, fr. ey, eu, fr. neut. <strong>of</strong> eys<br />
good akin to Hitt asus good <strong>and</strong> perh. to Skt asti he is 1 a<br />
: well : easily euplastic opposed to dys- b :good eudaemon<br />
opposed to dys- 2 a : most typical : true<br />
Euascomycetes euchromosome b :truly eucoelomate<br />
c:having a complete life cycle eu-form 3 :improved derivative<br />
<strong>of</strong> a specified substance eucodeine<br />
eur- or euro- combining form, cap Europe 1 :European <strong>and</strong><br />
Eurafrican 2 :European Eurocentric : western European<br />
Eurocommunism : <strong>of</strong> the European Union Eurocrat<br />
europeo- combining form, cap L europaeus European<br />
: European <strong>and</strong> Europeo-Asiatic<br />
eury- combining form NL, fr. Gk, fr. eurys akin to Skt uru<br />
broad, wide : broad eurygnathic : wide eurybenthic<br />
euryhaline opposed to sten-<br />
-eus n combining form, pl -ei also -euses NL, fr. L, adj. suffix,<br />
composed <strong>of</strong>, <strong>of</strong> the nature <strong>of</strong>, or resembling a specified substance<br />
more at - : muscle that constitutes, has the<br />
form <strong>of</strong>, or joins a specified part, thing, or structures gluteus<br />
rhomboideus iliococcygeus<br />
ex- or ef- prefix ME, fr. OF L OF, fr. L also, perfective <strong>and</strong><br />
intensive prefix, fr. ex out <strong>of</strong>, from akin to Gk ex out <strong>of</strong>,<br />
from, OIr ess-, OSlav iz, izŭ, is 1 :out <strong>of</strong> : away from : outside<br />
<strong>of</strong> excircle exclave 2 :without : lacking exalate<br />
exalbuminous 3 ME ex-, fr. LL, fr. L : out <strong>of</strong> the <strong>of</strong>fice<br />
or condition named by the main word : former : sometime<br />
usu. joined to second element by a hyphen ex-president<br />
ex-convict <strong>of</strong>ten with phrases ex-child actor ex-manabout-town<br />
usu. ef- in senses 1 2 before f efform<br />
effuse always ex- in sense 3<br />
exa- combining form ISV, modif. <strong>of</strong> Gk hexa- hexa- : quintillion<br />
exajoules<br />
excito- combining form excitor L excitare to excite 1 :excitor<br />
<strong>and</strong> excitomotory excitosecretory 2 :exciting : stimulating<br />
: causing activity <strong>of</strong> a specified kind excitocatabolism<br />
exo- or ex- combining form Gk ex out <strong>of</strong>, out, outside <strong>of</strong>, outside,<br />
fr. ex out <strong>of</strong> more at ex- 1 :outside exogamy<br />
: outer exocarp exoskeleton opposed to end- compare<br />
- 2 :producing exergonic opposed to endextra-<br />
prefix ME, fr. L, fr. extra, adv. prep., outside, except,<br />
beyond, fr. exter outward, on the outside : outside : beyond<br />
esp. in adjectives formed from adjectives extracranial<br />
extralegal extravascular extra-urban extrahistoric<br />
extro- prefix modif. influenced by intro- <strong>of</strong> L extra more<br />
at - : outside : outward extrovert opposed to<br />
intro-<br />
-facient adj combining form L facient-, faciens, pres. part. <strong>of</strong><br />
facere to do, make as in calefacere to warm : making : causing<br />
somnifacient<br />
facio- combining form ISV, fr. L facies form, shape, face 1<br />
: facial <strong>and</strong> faciolingual 2 :facial facioplegia<br />
-faction n combining form - ME -faccioun, fr. MF L MF<br />
-faction, fr. L -faction-, -factio as in satisfaction-, satisfactio<br />
satisfaction : making : - rarefaction in nouns<br />
derived from verbs ending in -fy<br />
-factive adj combining form MF -factif, fr. -faction + -if -ive<br />
: making : causing : - putrefactive<br />
farado- combining form farad ic + -o- : resulting from or involving<br />
faradic stimulus faradocontractility faradotherapy<br />
febri- combining form LL, fr. L febris : fever febricide<br />
femino- combining form L femina : woman feminology<br />
femoro- combining form NL, fr. L femor-, femur thigh<br />
: femoral femorocele : femoral <strong>and</strong> femor<strong>of</strong>ibular<br />
femto- combining form ISV, fr. Dan or Norw femten fifteen fr.<br />
ON fimmtn + -o- : one quadrillionth 10 −15 part <strong>of</strong> femtosecond<br />
fenno- combining form, usu cap Sw, fr. L Fenni Finns 1<br />
: Finnish <strong>and</strong> Fenno-German 2 : including Finl<strong>and</strong><br />
Fenno-Sc<strong>and</strong>inavia<br />
-fer n combining form - F L F -fère, fr. L -fer n. adj. comb.<br />
form, fr. ferre to bear, carry : one that bears aquifer conifer<br />
-ferous adj combining form ME, fr. L -fer MF -fere fr. L<br />
-fer + E -ous more at - : bearing : producing : yielding<br />
auriferous ovuliferous almost always preceded by i<br />
-ferously adv combining form -ferousness n combining<br />
form -<br />
ferri- combining form L ferri-, fr. ferrum iron 1 :iron ferri<br />
ferous 2 ferric : containing ferric iron ferrihemoglobin<br />
ferro- combining form ML ferro-, fr. L ferrum iron 1 :iron<br />
: containing iron ferroconcrete 2 :iron <strong>and</strong> ferronickel<br />
chiefly in names <strong>of</strong> alloys 3 ferrous : containing ferrous<br />
iron ferr<strong>of</strong>erricyanide<br />
ferroso- combining form NL ferrosus ferrous : ferrous <strong>and</strong><br />
ferros<strong>of</strong>erric<br />
-fest n combining form - G fest festival, holiday, fr. MHG vest, fr.<br />
L festum, fr. neut. <strong>of</strong> festus solemn, festal 1:festive gathering esp.<br />
for competition shootingfest turnerfest songfest 2 :session<br />
<strong>of</strong>ten informal or spontaneous gabfest : outburst <strong>of</strong> activity<br />
slugfest<br />
feto- or feti- also foeto- or foeti- combining form feto-, foeto- fr.<br />
L fetus, foetus feti-, foeti- fr. L, fr. fetus, foetus : fetus fetometry<br />
: fetal <strong>and</strong> fetoplacental<br />
fibr- or fibro- combining form L fibra 1 a : fiber : fibrous <strong>and</strong><br />
: fibrous tissue fibrogenic fibrocaseous fibrosis b :<strong>of</strong> or<br />
containing fibrous tissue fibrocartilage fibroangioma<br />
fibrocarcinoma 2 :fibrotic fibrobronchitis 3 a : fibroma<br />
<strong>and</strong> : fibromatous fibromyxoma fibrochondroma b :a<br />
fibroma containing fibrocyst 4 :fibrin <strong>and</strong> fibrohemorrhagic<br />
fibropurulent<br />
-fic adj suffix MF L MF -fique, fr. L -ficus, fr. facere make,<br />
do : making : causing : bringing about acidific prolific<br />
-fication n combining form - ME -ficacioun, fr. MF L MF<br />
-fication, fr. L -fication-, -ficatio, fr. -ficatus past part. ending<br />
<strong>of</strong> verbs ending in -ficare to make, fr. -ficus -fic + -ion-, -io<br />
-ion : making : production pacification vinification russification<br />
compare -, -<br />
-fid adj combining form L -fidus, fr. the root <strong>of</strong> findere to split<br />
: divided into so many parts sexifid or such parts pinnatifid<br />
-fidate adj combining form L -fidatus, fr. -fidus -fid + -atus -ate<br />
: -<br />
fili- combining form L filum : thread or threads : something<br />
resembling thread or threads filicauline filiferous<br />
fissi- combining form LL, fr. L fissus, past part. <strong>of</strong> findere to<br />
split 1 :divided : cleft fissilingual 2 :fission fissiparous<br />
flabelli- combining form L, fan, fr. flabellum : fan flabelliform<br />
flabellinerved<br />
flav- or flavo- combining form L flavus 1 :yellow flavin<br />
flavo-virescent 2 :flavin flavoenzyme<br />
-florate adj combining form L flor-, flos + E -ate : flowered<br />
biflorate<br />
flori- combining form L, fr. flor-, flos to bloom : flower or<br />
flowers floriculture : something resembling a flower or<br />
flowers floriated<br />
-florous adj combining form LL -florus, fr. L flor-, flos flower<br />
to bloom : having or bearing such or so many flowers<br />
: -flowered : - in words whose first constituent<br />
ends in i noctiflorous uniflorous<br />
fluo- combining form ISV, prob. by shortening : - 1<br />
fluoberyllate<br />
fluor- or fluoro- combining form F fluor-, fr. NL fluor mineral<br />
belonging to a group including fluorite 1 a : fluorine fluorhydric<br />
fluor<strong>of</strong>orm b now usu fluoro- : containing fluorine<br />
in place <strong>of</strong> hydrogen in names <strong>of</strong> organic compounds<br />
fluorobenzene c now usu fluoro- : containing fluorine<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 fluoromolybdate<br />
d :containing fluorine as fluoride sometimes<br />
replacing another element or group in names <strong>of</strong> minerals<br />
<strong>and</strong> salts fluorapatite fluorochloride 2 also fluori- : fluorescence<br />
fluorene fluoroscope fluorimeter
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