suffix
111-osis — suffix (pl. oses) denoting a process or condition (apotheosis; metamorphosis), esp. a pathological state (acidosis; neurosis; thrombosis). Etymology: L f. Gk osis suffix of verbal nouns * * * a suffix occurring in nouns that denote actions,… …
112-trix — suffix (pl. trices or trixes) forming feminine agent nouns corresponding to masculine nouns in tor, esp. in Law (executrix). Etymology: L trix tricis * * * a suffix occurring in loanwords from Latin, where it formed feminine nouns or adjectives… …
113-ular — suffix forming adjectives, sometimes corresp. to nouns in ule (pustular) but often without diminutive force (angular; granular). Derivatives: ularity suffix forming nouns. Etymology: from or after L ularis (as ULE, AR(1)) * * * yələ(r) adjective… …
114-acea — suffix forming the plural names of orders and classes of animals (Crustacea) ({{}}cf. ACEAN). Etymology: neut. pl. of L adj. suffix aceus of the nature of * * * ˈāsh(ē)ə noun plural suffix Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, neuter plural of aceus… …
115-ase — suffix Biochem. forming the name of an enzyme (amylase). Etymology: DIASTASE * * * ˌās noun suffix ( s) Etymology: French, from diastase …
116-ator — suffix forming agent nouns, usu. from Latin words (sometimes via French) (agitator; creator; equator; escalator). See also OR(1). Etymology: L ator * * * |ād.ə(r), |ātə(r) sometimes |āˌtȯ(ə)r …
117-ency — suffix forming nouns denoting a quality (efficiency; fluency) or state (presidency) but not action (cf. ENCE). Etymology: L entia (cf. ANCY) * * * ənsē, ən , si noun suffix ( es) Etymology …
118-ician — suffix forming nouns denoting persons skilled in or concerned with subjects having nouns (usu.) in ic or ics (magician; politician). Etymology: from or after F icien (as IC, IAN) * * * ˈishən noun suffix ( s) Etymology …
119-ulent — suffix forming adjectives meaning abounding in, full of (fraudulent; turbulent). Derivatives: ulence suffix forming nouns. Etymology: L ulentus * * * (y)ələnt adjective suffix Etymology: Latin ulentus, olentus; probably akin to Latin olēre to… …
120-ways — suffix forming adjectives and adverbs of direction or manner (sideways) (cf. WISE). Etymology: WAY + S * * * ˌwāzfl>adverb suffix Etymology: Middle English ways, weys, from ways, weyes, wayes, gen. of way, wey way more at way : in ( …
