-ESIS

Meaning of -ESIS in English

a suffix of Greek origin used to form nouns of action or process: ecesis.

[ -e- v. formative + -sis -SIS ]

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-ESIS — ˈēsə̇s, _əsə̇s noun suffix ( plural -eses ˈē(ˌ)sēz, _əˌsēz) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, from Latin, from Greek -esis, …
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ESIS — End System to Intermediate System
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ESIS — European Space Information System
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MORPHOGEN — noun Date: 1950 a diffusible chemical substance that exerts control over ~esis especially by forming a gradient in concentration
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GEN — abbreviation ~esis
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ASYNDETIC — I. |as ə n|ded.ik, |ās-, -(ˌ)sin- adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary asyndet on + -ic : characterized by asyndeton the …
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-ESE — I. |ēz, |ēs adjective suffix Etymology: Portuguese -ês & Italian -ese, adjective & noun suffix, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin -esis, …
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SYNTHASE — ˈsinˌthās, -āz noun ( -s ) Etymology: synth esis + -ase : any of various enzymes that catalyze the synthesis …
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SYNERIZE — ˈsinəˌrīz intransitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: syner esis + -ize : to undergo syneresis clots of another type … …
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PYESIS — pīˈēsə̇s noun ( -es ) Etymology: New Latin, from py- + -esis : suppuration
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PHYLESIS — fīˈlēsə̇s noun ( plural phyle·ses -ˌsēz ; also phylesises ) Etymology: New Latin, from phyl- + -esis : the course …
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PANGENIC — (ˈ)pan|jenik adjective Etymology: New Latin pangen esis + English -ic : pangenetic
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PALINGENIST — ˌpalə̇nˈjenə̇st noun ( -s ) Etymology: palingen esis + -ist : palingenesist
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PALINGENETIC — |palə̇njə̇|ned.ik adjective Etymology: palingen esis + -etic 1. : of or relating to palingenesis 2. or pal·in·gen·ic |palə̇n|jenik [ palingenic …
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PAEDOGENETIC — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷jə̇|ned.ik adjective or pae·do·gen·ic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|jenik Etymology: paedogen esis + -etic or -ic : of, relating to, or characterized by paedogenesis
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ORTHOGENIC — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|jenik adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary orthogen esis + -ic 1. : orthogenetic 2. [ orth- + -genic ] : …
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METAGENIC — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|jenik adjective Etymology: New Latin metagen esis + English -ic : metagenetic
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LEONESE — |lāə|nēz, |lēə-, -ēs noun ( plural leonese ) Usage: capitalized Etymology: Spanish leonés, from León, region and ancient kingdom of …
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-ETIC — |ed.]ik, |et], ]ēk\ adjective suffix Etymology: Latin & Greek; Latin -eticus, from Greek -etikos, ētikos, from -etos, -ētos, ending of …
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EPICLESIS — noun or ep·i·kle·sis ˌepəˈklēsə̇s ( plural epicle·ses or epikle·ses -ēˌsēz) Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Late Greek epiklēsis, from Greek, surname, …
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ENURESIS — ˌenyəˈrēsə̇s noun ( -es ) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek enourein to urinate in, to wet the bed (from en- …
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ENCOPRESIS — ˌen(ˌ)käˈprēsə̇s, _kəˈ- noun ( plural encopre·ses -ēˌsēz) Etymology: New Latin, from en- (as in enuresis ) + copr- + -esis …
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CYESIS — sīˈēsə̇s noun ( plural cye·ses -ēˌsēz) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek kyēsis, from kyein to be pregnant + -ēsis -esis; …
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AUXESIS — ȯgˈzēsə̇s, ȯkˈse- noun ( plural auxe·ses -ēˌsēz) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek auxēsis increase, from auxanein, auxein to increase + …
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ATHETESIS — ˌathəˈtēsə̇s noun ( plural athete·ses -ēˌsēz) Etymology: Greek athetēsis art of setting aside, abolition, annulling, from athetos + -ēsis -esis …
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ASCESIS — əˈsēsə̇s, aˈ- noun or as·ke·sis -ˈskēsə̇s ( plural asce·ses or aske·ses -ēˌsēz) Etymology: Late Latin or Greek; Late Latin, from …
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ABIOGENIST — |āˌbīˈäjənə̇st noun ( -s ) Etymology: abiogen esis + -ist : one who believes that life can be produced independently …
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SYNIZESIS — /sin'euh zee"sis/ , n. Phonet. the combination into one syllable of two vowels (or of a vowel and a diphthong) …
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PROSTHODONTICS — /pros'theuh don"tiks/ , n. ( used with a sing. v. ) the branch of dentistry that deals with the restoration …
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PHOTOSYNTHATE — /foh'teuh sin"thayt/ , n. Biochem. a compound formed by photosynthesis. [ 1910-15; PHOTOSYNTH(ESIS) + -ATE 2 ]
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KININ — /kuy"nin, kin"in/ , n. Biochem. 1. cytokinin. 2. any of a group of hormones, formed in body tissues, that cause …
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