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1. ab-, comb. form View full entry 1904
...Prefixed to the names of units (esp. of electrical and magnetic quantities) in the practical system to form the names of the corresponding units in the centimetre-gram-second electromagnetic system, as abampere...
2. acetoxy-, comb. form View full entry 1861
...Forming names of compounds containing the group —OCOCH3....
3. acoustico-, comb. form View full entry 1879
...Used as a combining form of acoustic, forming chiefly adjectives. See also acousticolateral, acousticolateralis...
4. acousto-, comb. form View full entry 1928
...Forming words (chiefly in scientific and technical contexts) relating to sound waves or acoustics....
5. acuto-, comb. form View full entry 1775
...Forming adjectives with the sense ‘acute and ——’, as acuto-chronic, acuto-grave....
6. -adelic, comb. form View full entry 1967
...Forming adjectives designating something which embodies in a psychedelic way that which is denoted or implied by the first element....
7. adreno-, comb. form View full entry 1909
...Forming terms relating to the adrenal gland or adrenaline (epinephrine)....
8. † again-, comb. form View full entry OE
...Against, in opposition to. Also: opposite (rare)....
9. agglutino-, comb. form View full entry 1900
...Forming terms relating to agglutination (agglutination7)....
10. agit-, comb. form View full entry 1978
...Prefixed to the name of a style of popular music to denote music or musicians expressing radical or alternative political and social ideas in the genre indicated by the second element; as...
11. 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....
12. 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....
13. albumino-, comb. form View full entry 1803
...Forming adjectives with the sense ‘albuminous (or proteinaceous) and ——’. Now rare....
14. alchemico-, comb. form View full entry 1829
...Forming adjectives with the sense ‘of or relating to alchemy and ——’....
15. -alicious, comb. form View full entry 1878
...Forming adjectives (sometimes nonce-wds.) with the sense ‘embodying the qualities denoted or implied by the first element to a delightful or attractive degree’....
16. -alike, comb. form View full entry 1935
...With a verb, denoting someone or something that performs the action expressed by the verb in a similar or identical manner to another....
17. alispheno-, comb. form View full entry 1866
...Forming adjectives with the sense ‘alisphenoid and ——’, typically designating sutures of the skull....
18. alkoxy-, comb. form View full entry 1888
...Forming the names of compounds, groups, etc., containing an alkoxyl group —OR, in which an alkyl group is linked through an oxygen atom....
19. alterna-, comb. form View full entry 1992
...Forming compounds denoting a form or genre of popular music considered unorthodox or outside of the mainstream, as alterna-funk, alterna-metal, alterna-pop, etc. Cf. alternative music...
20. aluminio-, comb. form View full entry 1868
...= alumino-2a....
