combining form
or pseudo-
Etymology: Middle English pseudo-, from Late Latin pseud-, pseudo-, from Greek, from pseudēs, from pseudein to lie, cheat, falsify
1. : false:
a. : sham : feigned : fake
pseudo dramatic
pseudo serious
b. : counterfeit : spurious
pseudo antique
c. : quack
pseudo analyst
d. : fictitious
pseudo biography
e. : unreal : illusory
pseudo hallucination
2.
a. : substance deceptively resembling (a specified thing)
pseudo malachite
b. : temporary or substitute formation similar to (a specified thing)
pseudo branchia
pseudo podium
3. : chemical compound resembling, isomeric with, or related to (a specified compound)
pseudo cumene
4. : abnormal : aberrant
pseud arthrosis
pseud embryo
pseud ovum