(comb form)
41meno- — comb. form menstruation. Etymology: Gk men menos month * * * I. see men II. combining form Etymology: New Latin, from Greek menein to remain more at mansion …
42sino- — comb. form Chinese; Chinese and (Sino American). Etymology: Gk Sinai the Chinese * * * Sino , combining form. 1. of China; Chinese . »Sinology = the study of Chinese history, customs, etc. 2. China (Chinese) and : »Sino Japanese War = the war… …
43-cratic — comb. form (also cratical) denoting a particular kind of government or rule (autocratic; democratic). Derivatives: cratically comb. form (adv.) Etymology: from or after F cratique: see CRACY * * * see crat * * * cratic or cratical adj combining… …
44malaco- — comb. form soft. Etymology: Gk malakos soft * * * see malac * * * a combining form meaning soft, used in the formation of compound words: malacopterygian. [ < Gk malako , comb. form of malakós] * * * comb. form soft malacostracan Origin: from… …
45-phore — comb. form forming nouns meaning bearer (ctenophore; semaphore). Derivatives: phorous comb. form forming adjectives. Etymology: mod.L f. Gk phoros phoron bearing, bearer f. phero bear * * * phore, combining form. a thing that bears, or carries :… …
46spermo- — comb. form = SPERMATO . * * * see sperm * * * a combining form of sperm1, used also with the meaning seed, germ, semen, in the formation of compound words: spermophyte. Also, esp. before a vowel, sperm . * * * comb. form equivalent to spermato *… …
47seleno- — comb. form moon. Etymology: Gk selene moon * * * I. see selen I II. see selen II * * * a combining form meaning moon, used in the formation of compound words: selenography. [comb. form repr. Gk seléne] * * * comb. form of, relating to, or shaped… …
48nona- — comb. form nine. Etymology: L f. nonus ninth * * * combining form see non II * * * comb. form nine; having nine nonagon Origin: from Latin nonus ‘ninth’ * * * nona (before a vowe …
49-graphic — comb. form (also graphical) forming adjectives corresponding to nouns in graphy (see GRAPHY). Derivatives: graphically comb. form forming adverbs. Etymology: from or after Gk graphikos (as GRAPHIC) * * * a combination of graph and ic, forming… …
50-path — comb. form forming nouns denoting: 1 a practitioner of curative treatment (homoeopath; osteopath). 2 a person who suffers from a disease (psychopath). Etymology: back form. f. PATHY, or f. Gk pathes sufferer (as PATHOS) * * * ˌpath, ˌpaa(ə)th,… …
