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1. anhydro-, comb. form View full entry 1868
...combining form of next, as in anhydro-borate, -sulphate, etc....
2. diammo- | diammonio-, comb. form View full entry 1868
...See di-2, ammo-, ammonio-....
3. dibromo-, comb. form View full entry 1868
...A comb. form, expressing the presence in a compound of two atoms of bromine, which have replaced two of hydrogen, as dibromaldehyde CH Br2·CHO....
4. dichlor- | dichloro-, comb. form View full entry 1868
...A formative element in names of compounds formed by the substitution of two atoms of chlorine for hydrogen atoms, as dichloraˈcetic acid, dichlorˈhydrin: see chlor- and...
5. dihydro- | dihydr-, comb. form View full entry 1868
...Having two atoms of hydrogen in combination. diˌhydrostreptoˈmycin...
6. diˈmercur- | diˈmercuro- | diˈmercury, comb. form View full entry 1868
...Used in comb. and attrib. to express the presence of two equivalents of mercury. ...
7. glyco-, comb. form View full entry 1852
...irregularly used (instead of glycy-) as a combining form of Greek γλυκύς sweet, and in names of chemical compounds to indicate the presence of glycerol or...
8. hex-, comb. form View full entry 1868
...Greek ἕξ six, not used in comb. in Greek, exc. as standing for ἑξα-hexa- before a vowel, but used as a comb. form in modern formations, chiefly...
9. monobromo-, comb. form View full entry 1858
...Forming the names of chemical compounds that contain one atom of bromine substituted for another atom or radical (usually hydrogen), as monobromacetic acid, monobromo-benzene, etc....
10. monoxy-, comb. form View full entry 1863
...Forming the names of chemical compounds containing one atom of oxygen in substitution for another atom, usually hydrogen....
11. stannoso-, comb. form View full entry 1868
...Used as combining form of modern Latin stannōs-usstannous...
12. stib-, comb. form View full entry 1852
...used in Chem. as combining form of stibium, before both a vowel and a consonant: see quots. Cf. stibio-....
13. trioxy-, comb. form View full entry 1863
...A formative denoting the presence of three atoms of oxygen in a compound; most commonly used as a substitute for trihydroxy-, denoting that three hydroxyl groups, OH, have replaced three...
14. triˈphenyl-, comb. form View full entry 1858
...A prefix denoting that three phenyl groups, C6H5, are substituted for three hydrogen atoms in the substance designated by the rest of the name; e.g. triphenylacetic...
15. ˈvalero-, comb. form View full entry 1854
...combining form of valerian or valeric, used in a few chemical terms, as valerobenzoic, valeroglyceral, valerolactic. (Cf. valer-.)...
16. zirconio-, comb. form View full entry 1868
...combining form of zirconium, indicating the presence of zirconium in a compound, as zirconofluoridealso zirconiofluoride...
