(comb form)
81-phagy — comb. form the eating of (specified food) (ichthyophagy). Etymology: Gk phagia (as PHAGOUS) * * * fəjē, ji noun combining form ( es) Etymology: Greek phagia, from phagein to eat + ia y more at baksheesh : eating of a ( …
82-tropic — comb. form 1 = TROPHIC. 2 turning towards (heliotropic). * * * .|träpik, pēk, in some words rōp adjective combining form Etymology: French tropique, from trope (I) + ique ic 1. : turning, changing, or tending to turn or change especially in a ( …
83hecto- — comb. form a hundred, esp. of a unit in the metric system. Usage: Abbr.: ha. Etymology: F, irreg. f. Gk hekaton hundred * * * hecto , combining form. 1. a hundred: »Hectogram = a hundred grams. 2. many: »Hectograph = a machine that makes many… …
84-sphere — comb. form 1 having the form of a sphere (bathysphere). 2 a region round the earth (atmosphere). * * * a combining form of sphere (planisphere); having a special use in the names of the layers of gases and the like surrounding the earth and other …
85-androus — comb. form Bot. forming adjectives meaning having specified male organs or stamens (monandrous). Etymology: mod.L f. Gk andros f. aner andros male + OUS * * * |andrəs, |aan adjective combining form Etymology: New Latin andrus, from Greek andros… …
86-blast — comb. form Biol. 1 an embryonic cell (erythroblast) (cf. CYTE). 2 a germ layer of an embryo (epiblast). Etymology: Gk blastos sprout * * * ˌblast, aa(ə)st, aist noun combining form ( s) Etymology: New Latin blastus, from Greek blastos; akin to… …
87-facient — comb. form forming adjectives and nouns indicating an action or state produced (abortifacient). Etymology: from or after L faciens entis part. of facere make * * * |fāshənt adjective combining form Etymology: Latin facient , faciens, present… …
88-grapher — comb. form forming nouns denoting a person concerned with a subject (geographer; radiographer). Etymology: from or after Gk graphos writer + ER(1) * * * grəfə(r), sometimes ˌgraf when there is a corresponding verb form in “ graph” noun combining… …
89hiero- — comb. form sacred, holy. Etymology: Gk hieros sacred + O * * * see hier * * * a combining form meaning sacred, priestly, used in the formation of compound words: hierocracy. Also, esp. before a vowel, hier . [ < Gk hieró(s) holy, sacred] * * * …
90-logue — comb. form (US log) 1 forming nouns denoting talk (dialogue) or compilation (catalogue). 2 = LOGIST (ideologue). Etymology: from or after F logue f. Gk logos, logon * * * (also log) comb. form 1) denoting discourse of a specified type dialogue 2) …
