-MEROUS

Meaning of -MEROUS in English

■ combining form Biology having a specified number of parts: pentamerous.

Origin

on the pattern of words such as (di)merous (see also -mer ).

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

-MEROUS — adjective combining form see: merit having (such or so many) parts
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
-MEROUS — _mərəs adjective combining form Etymology: New Latin -merus, from Greek -merēs, from meros part — more at merit : having …
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-MEROUS — a combining form meaning "having parts" of the kind or number specified by the initial element: dimerous. Cf. -mer, -mere …
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-MEROUS — Etymology: New Latin -merus, from Greek -merēs, from meros — more at merit : having (such or so many) parts …
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-MEROUS — [-merous] adj comb form [NL -merus, fr. Gk -meres, fr. meros--more at merit]: having (such or so many) parts "dimerous"
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-MEROUS — -merous stress-imposing BrE AmE m ə r əs ▷ — polymerous pə ˈlɪm ə r əs
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
-MEROUS — comb. form esp. Bot. having so many parts (dimerous; 5-merous). [Gk (as MERO-)]
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MEROUS — Function: adjective combining form Etymology: New Latin -merus, from Greek -mer ē s, from meros ― more at MERIT : …
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PENTAMEROUS — adjective Etymology: New Latin pentamerus, from penta- (from Greek) + -merus -merous Date: 1826 divided into or consisting of five …
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TRIMEROUS — ˈtrimərəs adjective Etymology: New Latin trimerus, from Greek trimerēs of three parts, from tri- three + meros part — more …
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TETRAMEROUS — -ərəs adjective Etymology: New Latin tetramerus, from Greek tetramerēs, from tetra- + -merēs (from meros part) — more at merit …
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SIMAROUBACEAE — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ˈbāsēˌē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Simarouba, type genus + -aceae : a family of chiefly tropical …
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POLYMEROUS — pəˈlimərəs adjective Etymology: poly- + -merous 1. : having many parts or members in a whorl 2. [ polymer + …
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POLYMERA — pəˈlimərə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from poly- + -mera, neuter plural of -merus -merous in some classifications …
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PENTAMERUS — pen.ˈtamərəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from penta- (from Greek) + -merus -merous : a genus (the type of …
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PENTAMEROUS — (ˈ)pen.|tamərəs adjective Etymology: New Latin pentamerus, from penta- (from Greek) + -merus -merous : divided into or consisting of five …
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OCTAMEROUS — (ˈ)äk|tam(ə)rəs adjective or oc·tom·er·ous -täm- Etymology: octa- + -merous : having eight parts or having organs arranged in eights an …
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OCTA- — combining form or octo- also oct- Etymology: Greek okta-, oktō-, okt- (from oktō ) & Latin octo-, oct- (from octo …
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ISOMEROUS — (ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷_rəs adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary is- + -merous : exhibiting isomerism — opposed to heteromerous
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HEXAMEROUS — -rəs adjective Etymology: hexa- + -merous 1. botany : consisting of six parts : having floral whorls composed of six …
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EMBOLOMEROUS — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|lämərəs adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary embol- + -merous 1. : having both centrum and intercentrum present and pierced for …
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DODECAMEROUS — |dōdə|kamərəs adjective Etymology: dodeca- + -merous : having the whorls of floral parts in twelves — often written 12- merous
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DIMEROUS — ˈdimərəs adjective Etymology: New Latin dimerus, from Latin di- + New Latin -merus -merous : consisting of two parts: as …
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DECAMEROUS — də̇ˈkamərəs, (ˈ)de|k- adjective Etymology: deca- + -merous : having 10 parts or divisions ; specifically : having the parts in …
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CRYPTOMEROUS — (ˈ)krip|tämərəs adjective Etymology: crypt- + -merous of a rock : very finely crystalline
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TETRAMEROUS — — tetramerism , n. /te tram"euhr euhs/ , adj. 1. consisting of or divided into four parts. 2. Bot. (of …
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PENTAMEROUS — — pentamerism, pentamery , n. /pen tam"euhr euhs/ , adj. 1. consisting of or divided into five parts. 2. Bot. …
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OCTAMEROUS — — octamerism /ok tam"euh riz'euhm/ , n. /ok tam"euhr euhs/ , adj. 1. consisting of or divided into eight parts. …
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-MERE — a combining form meaning "part," used in the formation of compound words: blastomere. Cf. -mer, -merous . [ comb. form …
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-MER — Chem. a combining form meaning "member of a particular group": isomer. Cf. -mere, -merous . [ méros part, portion ]
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HETEROMEROUS — /het'euh rom"euhr euhs/ , adj. having or consisting of parts that differ in quality, number of elements, or the like: …
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HEPTAMEROUS — /hep tam"euhr euhs/ , adj. consisting of or divided into seven parts. [ 1780-90; HEPTA- + -MEROUS ]
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