STEATO-

Meaning of STEATO- in English

combining form Etymology: Greek, from steat-, stear; perhaps akin to Sanskrit styāyate it hardens fat

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STEATO- — combining form see steat-
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STEATO- — a combining form meaning "fat," "tallow"; used in the formation of compound words: steatopygia. Also, esp. before a vowel, steat- …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STEATO- — Etymology: Greek, from steat-, stear; perhaps akin to Sanskrit styāyate it hardens : fat steato rrhea
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STEATO- — ■ combining form relating to fatty matter or tissue: steatosis. Origin from Gk stear , steat- 'tallow, fat'.
Concise Oxford English vocab
STEATO- — [steato-] comb form [Gk, fr. steat-, stear; perh. akin to Skt styayate it hardens]: fat "steatorrhea"
Merriam-Webster English vocab
STEATO — Function: combining form Etymology: Greek, from steat-, stear; perhaps akin to Sanskrit sty ā yate it hardens : fat < …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
STEAT- — combining form or steato- Etymology: Greek, from steat-, stear — more at stone : fat : tallow steato lysis steat …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STEATORRHEA — /stee at'euh ree"euh, stee'euh teuh-/ , n. Pathol. the presence of excess fat in the stools, usually caused by disease …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STEATOPYGIA — — steatopygic /stee at'euh pij"ik, stee'euh teuh-/ , steatopygous /stee at'euh puy"geuhs, stee'euh top"euh geuhs, stee'euh teuh puy"-/ , adj. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STEARO- — a combining form borrowed from Greek, where it meant "fat", used with this meaning, and with reference to stearic acid …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STONE — I. ˈstōn noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English stān; akin to Old High German stein stone, Old Church Slavic …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary

Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster

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