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- English Word -ock Definition A suffix used to form diminutives; as, bullock, hillock.
- English Word -oid Definition A suffix or combining form meaning like, resembling, in the form of; as in anthropoid, asteroid, spheroid.
- English Word -ol Definition A suffix denoting that the substance in the name of which it appears belongs to the series of alcohols or hydroxyl derivatives, as carbinol, glycerol, etc.
- English Word -oma Definition A suffix used in medical terms to denote a morbid condition of some part, usually some kind of tumor; as in fibroma, glaucoma.
- English Word -one Definition A suffix indicating that the substance, in the name of which it appears, is a ketone; as, acetone.
- English Word -one Definition A termination indicating that the hydrocarbon to the name of which it is affixed belongs to the fourth series of hydrocarbons, or the third series of unsaturated hydrocarbonsl as, nonone.
- English Word -ons Definition of Pleurosteon
- English Word -or Definition A noun suffix denoting an agent or doer; as in auditor, one who hears; donor, one who gives; obligor, elevator. It is correlative to -ee. In general -or is appended to words of Latin, and -er to those of English, origin. See -er.
- English Word -or Definition A noun suffix denoting an act; a state or quality; as in error, fervor, pallor, candor, etc.
- English Word -ory Definition A noun suffix denoting that which pertains to, or serves for; as in ambulatory, that which serves for walking; consistory, factory, etc.
- English Word -ory Definition An adjective suffix meaning of or pertaining to, serving for; as in auditory, pertaining to or serving for hearing; prohibitory, amendatory, etc.
- English Word -ose Definition A suffix indicating that the substance to the name of which it is affixed is a member of the carbohydrate group; as in cellulose, sucrose, dextrose, etc.
- English Word -ose Definition A suffix denoting full of, containing, having the qualities of, like; as in verbose, full of words; pilose, hairy; globose, like a globe.
- English Word -our Definition See -or.
- English Word -ous Definition An adjective suffix meaning full of, abounding in, having, possessing the qualities of, like; as in gracious, abounding in grace; arduous, full of ardor; bulbous, having bulbs, bulblike; riotous, poisonous, piteous, joyous, etc.
- English Word -ous Definition A suffix denoting that the element indicated by the name bearing it, has a valence lower than that denoted by the termination -ic; as, nitrous, sulphurous, etc., as contrasted with nitric, sulphuric, etc.
- English Word O Definition An exclamation used in calling or directly addressing a person or personified object; also, as an emotional or impassioned exclamation expressing pain, grief, surprise, desire, fear, etc.
- English Word O Definition One.
- English Word O Definition The letter O, or its sound.
- English Word O Definition Something shaped like the letter O; a circle or oval.