MYXO-

Meaning of MYXO- in English

comb. form (also myx- before a vowel) mucus. [Gk muxa mucus]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary. Английский основной разговорный словарь. 2012

MYXO- — combining form see myx-
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MYXO- — a combining form meaning "mucus" or "slime," used in the formation of compound words: myxoneurosis. Also, esp. before a vowel, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MYXO- — (also myx- ) ■ combining form relating to mucus: myxovirus. Origin from Gk muxa 'slime, mucus'.
Concise Oxford English vocab
-THECA — noun combining form ( plural -thecae “) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin theca : sheath or covering of a (specified) …
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-PHYCEAE — ˈfīsēˌē, ˈfis- noun plural combining form Etymology: New Latin, from Greek phykos seaweed : seaweed : algae — in names …
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MYX- — combining form or myxo- Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, from myxa lampwick, nasal slime — more at mucus 1. : …
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-GASTER — |gastə(r), |gaas-, |gais- noun combining form ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek gastēr 1. : part having a …
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MYXOSPORE — /mik"seuh spawr', -spohr'/ , n. Mycol. a spore produced within any of various fruiting bodies of myxomycetes. [ 1850-55; MYXO- …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MYXOMYCETE — /mik'soh muy"seet, -muy seet"/ , n. an organism of the phylum Myxomycota (or, in some classifications, the class Myxomycetes), comprising …
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MYXOBACTERIA — /mik'soh bak tear"ee euh/ , n.pl., sing. myxobacterium /-tear"ee euhm/ . Bacteriol. See gliding bacteria . [ 1930-35; MYXO- + …
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MYX- — var. of myxo- before a vowel: myxasthenia.
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AMYXORRHEA — /ay mik'seuh ree"euh/ , n. Med. the absence of the normal secretion of mucus. Also, amyxorrhoea . [ 6 , …
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PARAMYXOVIRUS — [para.myxo.vi.rus] n [NL] (1962): any of a group of RNA-containing viruses (as the mumps, measles, and parainfluenza viruses)
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MYXOVIRUS — [myxo.vi.rus] n [NL, fr. Gk myxa + NL virus virus; fr. its affinity for certain mucins] (1955): any of a …
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MYXOMYCETE — [myxo.my.cete] n [ultim. fr. Gk myxa + myket-, mykes fungus--more at myc-] (1877): slime mold
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MYXOVIRUS — any of a group of viruses of the families Orthomyxoviridae (agents of influenza) and Paramyxoviridae, members of which can cause …
Britannica English vocabulary
MYXOMA — n. (pl. myxomas or myxomata) a benign tumour of mucous or gelatinous tissue. øømyxomatous adj. [mod.L (as MYXO-, -OMA)]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MYXOMA — n. (pl. myxomas or myxomata) a benign tumour of mucous or gelatinous tissue. myxomatous adj. [ mod.L (as MYXO-, -OMA) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MYXOMA — n. (pl. myxomas or myxomata) a benign tumour of mucous or gelatinous tissue. Derivatives: myxomatous adj. Etymology: mod.L (as MYXO-, …
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Английский основной разговорный словарь

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