English Words: -
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Having a trema (hole or aperture) or tremata of the type, position or number specified by the prefix.
Used to form nouns referring to a surgical procedure involving the crushing, breaking, rubbing, or pulverization of a substance (especially a calculus or stone).
Forms the names of types of electronic devices and systems. Also used to form the name of a number of electronics and technology companies.
turning, movement; identical in origin to -tropy but more commonly associated with medicine, especially eye conditions.
urine; urination; presence in urine (of a substance denoted by a prefixed combining form); state or condition of the urine.
Used to form names of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors used as antihyperlipidemic substances.
Used to form names of nonnucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs) used as antivirals.
Forming adjectives and adverbs denoting course or direction to, or motion or tendency toward, as in "backwards", "towards", etc.
Used to form names of chimeric monoclonal antibodies, derived from both human and murine sources.
A univalent radical or functional group formed from a given molecule. Thus propyl from propane, benzyl from benzene, and so forth.
Bivalent radical derived especially from a saturated hydrocarbon by removal of two hydrogen atoms from the same carbon atom or the removal of the oxygen atom of an aldehyde.
Used to form names of tricyclic compounds used as antidepressants/neuroleptics, antiulcers, anticonvulsants, or for hyperthermia.
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The English alphabetical index for the letter - contains 703 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 15 pages, and you are currently viewing page 14. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.
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