SCLER-

Meaning of SCLER- in English

[scler-] or sclero- comb form [NL, fr. Gk skler-, sklero-, fr. skleros--more at skeleton] 1: hard "sclerite" "scleroderma"

2: hardness "sclerometer"

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SCLER- — or sclero- combining form see: skeleton hard , hardness
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SCLER- — combining form or sclero- Etymology: New Latin, from Greek sklēr-, sklēro-, from sklēros hard — more at skeleton 1. a. …
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SCLER- — var. of sclero- before a vowel: sclerenchyma.
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SCLER- — or sclero- Etymology: New Latin, from Greek sklēr-, sklēro-, from sklēros — more at skeleton 1. : hard scler ite …
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SCLER — Variant: or sclero- Function: combining form Etymology: New Latin, from Greek skl ē r-, skl ē ro-, from skl ē …
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SCLERO — sclero- [occurring in derivatives and compounds] sclero-, scler- (1. hard; 2. to harden)
Interlingua English vocab
SCLEROTIN — noun Etymology: probably scler- + -tin (as in chitin) Date: 1940 an insoluble tanned protein permeating and stiffening the chitin …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SCLERO- — combining form see: scler-
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SCLERO- — combining form see scler-
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SCLEROTIC — I. -räd.ik adjective Etymology: in sense 1, from scler- + -otic; in other senses, probably from (assumed) Medieval Latin scleroticus, …
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SCLEROPHYLL — I. ˈ ̷ ̷rəˌfil adjective or scle·ro·phyl·lous | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|filəs Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary scler- + -phyll or -phyllous 1. : of, relating to, …
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SCLERODERM — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌdərm noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary scler- + -derm 1. : triggerfish , filefish 2. : …
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SCLEROTHERAPY — "ˌ noun Etymology: scler- + therapy : the injection of a sclerosing agent (as saline) into a varicose vein to …
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SCLEROTESTA — ¦sklirō, -lerōˌ noun Etymology: New Latin, from scler- + testa : the middle stony layer of the testa in various …
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SCLEROTOMY — sklə̇ˈräd.əmē noun ( -es ) Etymology: scler- + -tomy : surgical cutting of the sclera
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SCLEROTOME — -ˌtōm noun ( -s ) Etymology: scler- + -tome 1. : a fibrous partition separating two myotomes 2. : the …
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SCLEROSTOME — ˈsklirəˌstōm, -ler- noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin Sclerostoma, genus of nematode worms in former classifications, from scler- + …
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SCLEROSPORA — noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from scler- + -spora : a genus of downy mildews (family Peronosporaceae) parasitic on …
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SCLEROSKELETON — |sklirō, -lerō+ noun Etymology: scler- + skeleton : the part of the skeleton that is formed by ossifications in tendons, …
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SCLEROSEPTUM — |sklirō, -lero-+ noun Etymology: New Latin, from scler- + septum : a calcareous radial septum of a coral
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SCLEROPROTEIN — |sklirō+ noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary scler- + protein : any of a class of fibrous proteins (as collagen, keratin, …
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SCLEROPHYTE — -ˌfīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: scler- + -phyte : sclerophyll
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SCLEROPHYLLY — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌfilē noun ( -es ) Etymology: scler- + phyll- + -y : exceptional development of sclerenchyma in leaves (as in …
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SCLEROPAREI — ˌsklirōpəˈrēˌī, -ler- noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from scler- + Greek pareia cheek : a large and economically …
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SCLEROPAGES — sklə̇ˈräpəˌjēz noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek sklēropagēs firmly put together, from sklēr- scler- + -pagēs (from pagos …
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SCLEROMETER — sklə̇ˈräməd.ə(r) noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary scler- + -meter : any of various instruments for determining the relative hardnesses of …
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SCLEROMERE — ˈsklirəˌmi(ə)r, -ler- noun ( -s ) Etymology: scler- + -mere : a metamere of the skeleton
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SCLEROMENINX — |sklirō, -lerō+ noun Etymology: New Latin, from scler- + meninx : dura mater
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SCLEROID — ˈskliˌrȯid, -leˌr- adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary scler- + -oid : hard , indurated scleroid tissue cells
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SCLERODACTYLIA — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌdakˈtilēə noun or scle·ro·dac·ty·ly | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷_təlē ( plural sclerodactylias or sclerodactylies ) Etymology: sclerodactylia from New Latin, from scler- + -dactylia; …
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SCLEROTIZED — [scler.o.tized] adj [[1]sclerotic + -ize + [1]-ed] (ca. 1890): hardened esp. by the formation of sclerotin "~ insect cuticle" -- …
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SCLEROTIN — [scler.o.tin] n [prob. scler- + -tin (as in chitin)] (1940): an insoluble tanned protein permeating and stiffening the chitin of …
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