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1. abdomino-, comb. form View full entry 1823
...Forming adjectives with the sense ‘abdominal and ——’, as abdomino-anterior, abdomino-perineal, etc....
2. aceto-, comb. form View full entry 1821
...Forming the names of compounds, groups, etc., containing an acetyl group (—COCH3), or derived from acetic acid, as aceto-chloride, acetosodacetate, etc. ...
3. acetoxy-, comb. form View full entry 1861
...Forming names of compounds containing the group —OCOCH3....
4. achroo-, comb. form View full entry 1878
...Forming the names of a small number of chemical compounds which are colourless analogues of another compound, as achroodextrin, achrooglycogen (now disused)....
5. acoustico-, comb. form View full entry 1879
...Used as a combining form of acoustic, forming chiefly adjectives. See also acousticolateral, acousticolateralis...
6. acro-, comb. form View full entry 1831
...Forming terms relating to height, or to the highest or foremost part of something, as acrocephalic, acrogen, acrolect, acrophobia...
7. actino-, comb. form View full entry 1861
...Forming terms relating to rays or radial symmetry in living organisms....
8. adelo-, comb. form View full entry 1864
...Forming adjectives designating cells, parts of organisms, etc., that are inconspicuous with regard to general appearance or some special feature....
9. -adelphia, comb. form View full entry 1858
...(Not productive in English.) Occurring in the names of Linnaean classes of plants which have the stamens united by their filaments into a number of bundles specified by the first element, as...
10. adeno-, comb. form View full entry 1871
...Forming terms relating to glands, or to lymph nodes and lymphoid tissue....
11. aeolo-, comb. form View full entry 1830
...Forming the names of (obsolete) musical instruments in which reeds are made to vibrate by air, as aeolodicon, aeolodion, aeolomelodicon, aeolophon, etc....
12. aero-, comb. form View full entry 1865
...With reference to air or the air....
13. Afro-, comb. form View full entry 1864
...Forming compounds with the sense ‘of or relating to African and another region’....
14. † aggregato-, comb. form View full entry 1846
...Forming adjectives with the sense ‘aggregately, in an aggregate manner’, as aggregato-gemmate, aggregato-glomerate....
15. agri-, comb. form View full entry 1839
...Forming nouns and adjectives with the sense ‘agriculture (or agricultural) and ——’, as agri-horticulture, agri-fishing, agri-forestry, agri-silviculture, etc....
16. agro-, comb. form View full entry 1893
...Forming esp. temporary and nonce-words with the sense ‘of or relating to agriculture’....
17. Albano-, comb. form View full entry 1816
...Forming adjectives and nouns with the sense ‘Albanian and ——’, or ‘partly Albanian and partly ——’. Also: forming words denoting a person or thing related to Albania, its people, or their language....
18. albumino-, comb. form View full entry 1803
...Forming adjectives with the sense ‘albuminous (or proteinaceous) and ——’. Now rare....
19. alchemico-, comb. form View full entry 1829
...Forming adjectives with the sense ‘of or relating to alchemy and ——’....
20. aldo-, comb. form View full entry 1883
...Forming nouns denoting substances which contain aldehyde groups (esp. aldoses) or are otherwise related to aldehydes....
