(comb form)
61atto- — comb. form Math. denoting a factor of 10( 18) (attometre). Etymology: Da. or Norw. atten eighteen + O * * * ¦ad.(ˌ)ō, ¦atə combining form Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Danish or Norwegian atten eighteen (from Old Norse… …
62exa- — comb. form denoting a factor of 10(18). Etymology: perh. f. HEXA * * * combining form Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, modification of Greek hexa hexa : quintillion exajoules …
63oct- — comb. form assim. form of OCTA , OCTO before a vowel. * * * oct , combining form. the form of octo , or octa , before vowels, as in octane. oct., octavo. Oct., October. * * * comb. form variant spelling of and octo assimilated before a vowel (as …
64-geny — comb. form forming nouns meaning mode of production or development of (anthropogeny; ontogeny; pathogeny). Etymology: F geacutenie (as GEN, Y(3)) * * * jənē, ni noun combining form ( es) Etymology …
65graeco- — comb. form (also Greco ) Greek; Greek and. Etymology: L Graecus GREEK * * * see greco * * * Chiefly Brit. var. of Greco . * * * Graeco or (esp N American) Greco /grē kō or grek ō / combining form …
66-gynous — comb. form Bot. forming adjectives meaning having specified female organs or pistils (monogynous). Etymology: Gk gunos f. gune woman * * * jənəs, |jīn , |gīn adjective combining form Etymology: New Latin gynus, from Greek gynos, from gynē woman… …
67-metry — comb. form forming nouns denoting procedures and systems corresponding to instruments in meter (calorimetry; thermometry). Etymology: after geometry etc. f. Gk metria f. metres measurer * * * mə.trē, ri noun combining form ( es) Etymology: Middle …
68my- — comb. form var. of MYO . * * * combining form or myo Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, from mys more at mouse 1. : mouse …
69-mycin — comb. form used to form the names of antibiotic compounds derived from fungi. Etymology: Gk mukes fungus + IN * * * ˈmīsən noun combining form ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary myc + in : substance obtained from a fungus… …
70-nomy — comb. form denoting an area of knowledge or the laws governing it (aeronomy; economy). * * * nəmē, mi noun combining form ( es) Etymology: Middle English nomie, from Old French, from Latin nomia, from Greek, from nomos distributing, arranging +… …
