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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. abdomino-, comb. form View full entry 1823
...Forming adjectives with the sense ‘abdominal and ——’, as abdomino-anterior, abdomino-perineal, etc....
3. acantho-, comb. form View full entry
...Forming terms relating to (the possession of) spines, thorns, or spine-like projections, as acanthocephalan, acanthocyte...
4. 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. ...
5. acetoxy-, comb. form View full entry 1861
...Forming names of compounds containing the group —OCOCH3....
6. 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)....
7. acoustico-, comb. form View full entry 1879
...Used as a combining form of acoustic, forming chiefly adjectives. See also acousticolateral, acousticolateralis...
8. acousto-, comb. form View full entry 1928
...Forming words (chiefly in scientific and technical contexts) relating to sound waves or acoustics....
9. 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...
10. actino-, comb. form View full entry 1861
...Forming terms relating to rays or radial symmetry in living organisms....
11. acuti-, comb. form View full entry ?a1560
...Forming adjectives denoting things having acute angles....
12. acuto-, comb. form View full entry 1775
...Forming adjectives with the sense ‘acute and ——’, as acuto-chronic, acuto-grave....
13. -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....
14. 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....
15. -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...
16. adeno-, comb. form View full entry 1871
...Forming terms relating to glands, or to lymph nodes and lymphoid tissue....
17. adipo-, comb. form View full entry
...Forming nouns and adjectives relating to fat or fatty tissue, as adipocellulose, adipocyte, adipokinetic...
18. adreno-, comb. form View full entry 1909
...Forming terms relating to the adrenal gland or adrenaline (epinephrine)....
19. 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....
20. aero-, comb. form View full entry 1865
...With reference to air or the air....
