CLIN-


Meaning of CLIN- in English

combining form

or clino-

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek klin-, klino-, from klinē couch; akin to Greek klinein to lean — more at lean

1. : bed

clin ium

clin oid

2. : lean : slant

clino chlore

clino meter

3. : decline

clin ology

4. clino- , mineralogy : monoclinic

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