combining form in English
As an aside, telethon is one of those odd blends in which two combining forms , prefix and suffix, have been borrowed from separate words and jammed together, extinguishing any root word.
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1. Bronchiolo-: Combining form meaning Bronchiole
2. Anemo- definition, a combining form meaning “wind”: Anemograph
3. [+ with/in] Caked is also a combining form.
4. 2 words related to Billed: combining form, beaked
5. Andro-: ( an'drō ), Distinguish this combining form from anthropo-
6. Definition of Cracy combining form in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
7. Bary-: combining form meaning "heavy or difficult": Baryphonia.
8. Abdomin-: , Abdomin- ( ab-dom'i-nō ), Combining form indicating the abdomen, Abdominal
9. Arachno-Combining form denoting a spider, spider-like or resembling a spider's web.
10. A combining form meaning "branch,'' used in the formation of compound words: Cladophyll
11. Arterio- definition, a combining form meaning “artery,” used in the formation of compound words: Arteriosclerosis
12. Austro- definition, a combining form meaning “south,” used in the formation of compound words: Austronesia
13. Andro- definition, a combining form meaning “male,” used in the formation of compound words: Androsterone
14. The term “biochemistry” itself is derived from the combining form bio-, meaning "life", and chemistry.
15. Cetology Meaning: "the study of cetaceous animals," 1815, from combining form of Cetacea + -logy
16. Bryo- definition, a combining form meaning “moss, liverwort,” used in the formation of compound words: Bryology
17. Chorio- definition, a combining form meaning “Chorion,” “choroid,” used in the formation of compound words: chorioallantois
18. Origin and meaning of Cerebrovascular: 1935, from cerebro-, combining form of Latin cerebrum (see cerebral) + vascular
19. -Cracy a combining form meaning “rule,” “government” by the agent specified by the initial element: demoCracy; theoCracy.
20. Agro- a combining form meaning “field,” “soil,” “crop production,” used in the formation of compound words: Agronomy.
21. Agri- definition, a combining form with the meaning “Agriculture, farming,” used in the formation of compound words: Agribusiness
22. To say "one hundred one", the combining form Cento is used, as Cento un or Cento unha
23. Words using the suffix "-Cide" (a Latin combining form meaning "killer," "the act of killing")
24. From German Buba, shortened from Bundesbank from Bundes-, combining form of Bund federation, also specifically the Federal Republic of Germany + Bank.
25. What does Beaked mean? Having a beak of the kind or form described by the word used with this combining form
26. Bio- a combining form meaning “life” occurring in loanwords from Greek (Biography); on this model, used in the formation of compound words (Bioluminescence)
27. Algo- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “pain.” It is occasionally used in medical terms, especially in psychiatry and pathology
28. Bio- a combining form meaning “life” occurring in loanwords from Greek (Biography); on this model, used in the formation of compound words (Bioluminescence)
29. A combining form meaning “having centers” of the specified number or kind (diCentric); “centered upon, focused around” that named by the first element (ethnoCentric).
30. Atto- a combining form that enters into compounds denoting a unit one-quintillionth (10 −18) the size of the unit named by the stem.
31. Combining form in adjective -Barreled combines with adjectives to form adjectives that describe a gun which has a barrel or barrels of the specified type.
32. Astro- a combining form with the meaning “pertaining to stars or celestial bodies, or to activities, as spaceflight, taking place outside the earth's atmosphere”: Astronautics; Astrophotography
33. To ad- ad - + -hibi- (combining form of habēre to hold, have) + -tus past participle suffix 1520–30 Forum discussions with the word (s) "Adhibit" …
34. Auriferous Meaning: "containing gold," 1727, from Latin aurifer "gold-bearing," from auri-, combining form of aurum "gold"… See definitions of Auriferous.
35. Bracketology is formed by adding the sense of bracket meaning “a pairing of opponents in an elimination tournament” to the noun combining form -logy (meaning “doctrine, theory, science”).
36. Colonnaded: 1 adj having a series of columns arranged at regular intervals Synonyms: columned having or resembling columns; having columns of a specified kind (often used as a combining form)
37. (A combining form that follows the name of the person or thing being criticized.) On TV they had a long session of candidate Bashing, and then they read the sports news.
38. Other words that entered English at around the same time include: classified, foregut, lineup, scrum, toner allo- is a combining form meaning “other,” used in the formation of compound words (Allotrope) …
39. Broncho- is a combining form used like a prefix representing the words Bronchus or bronchia.The Bronchus (plural bronchi) is either of two main branches of the trachea that goes to the lung
40. Origin of Conspectus 1830–40; <Latin: survey, view, act of seeing, equivalent to conspec-, variant stem of conspicere to see, catch sight of (con- con- + -spicere, combining form of specere to look) + -tus …
41. Origin of Adhibit 1520–30; <Latin Adhibitus brought (past participle of adhibēre to bring to), equivalent to ad- ad- + -hibi- (combining form of habēre to hold, have) + -tus past participle suffix OTHER WORDS …
42. -Cracy definition, a combining form occurring in loanwords from Greek (aristoCracy; demoCracy); on this model used, with the meaning “rule,” “government,” “governing body,” to form abstract nouns from stems of other origin: moboCracy; bureauCracy
43. Canopied: 1 adj covered with or as with a canopy “a Canopied bed” “streets Canopied by stately trees” Synonyms: covered overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
44. Biblio- definition, a combining form occurring in loanwords from Greek (Bibliography); on this model, used in the formation of compound words with the meaning “book” (Bibliophile), and sometimes with the meaning “Bible” (Bibliolatry, on the model of idolatry)
45. Cyber definition, (used alone as a substitute for many compound words that begin with the combining form Cyber-, as Cyberattack, Cybersecurity, Cyberterrorism, or Cyberwarfare): GPS may be vulnerable to jamming and Cyber.Ethical hackers are being recruited for careers in Cyber
46. Other words that entered English at around the same time include: classified, foregut, lineup, scrum, toner allo-is a combining form meaning “other,” used in the formation of compound words (Allotrope) and in chemistry to denote the more stable of two geometric isomers.
47. Anglo- word-forming element meaning "of or pertaining to England or the English (including the English inhabitants of North America and other places); of England and," from Medieval Latin Anglo-, combining form of Angli "the English" (see Angle).
48. Chloroform (n.) "trichloromethane," volatile, colorless liquid used as an anaesthetic, 1835, from French Chloroforme, a hybrid coined 1834 by French chemist Jean-Baptiste Dumas (1800-1884) from chloro-, combining form meaning "chlorine" (see chlorine), + formique "formic (acid)" (see formic (adj.)).
49. -Agogue definition, a combining form with the meaning “leader, bringer,” of that named by the initial element, occurring in loanwords from Greek (demAgogue; pedAgogue); used also in medical terms that denote substances inducing the expulsion or secretion of that named by the initial element (cholAgogue; hemAgogue)
50. Andro- word-forming element meaning "man, male, masculine," from Greek Andro-, combining form of anēr (genitive Andros) "a man, a male" (as opposed to a woman, a youth, or a god), from PIE root *ner-(2) "man," also "vigorous, vital, strong."