-IDIUM

Meaning of -IDIUM in English

a diminutive suffix, corresponding to -idion , used in zoological, biological, botanical, anatomical, and chemical terms: peridium.

[ -idion -IDION ]

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-IDIUM — noun suffix (plural ~s or -idia) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek -idion, diminutive suffix small one
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-IDIUM — ˈidēəm noun suffix also -id·i·on -ēˌän, -ēən ( plural -idi·ums -ēəmz ; or -id·ia -ēə ; also idions ) Etymology: …
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-IDIUM — ( plural -idiums or -idia ) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek -idion, diminutive suffix : small one anther idium
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-IDIUM — [-idium] n suffix, pl -idiums or -idia [NL, fr. Gk -idion, dim. suffix]: small one "antheridium"
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IDIUM — Function: noun suffix Inflected Form: plural -idiums or -idia Etymology: New Latin, from Greek -idion, diminutive suffix : small one …
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OIDIUM — noun (plural oidia) Etymology: New Latin, from o- + -idium Date: 1857 1. any of a genus ( Oidium of …
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MIRACIDIUM — noun (plural miracidia) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek meirak-, meirax youth, stripling + New Latin -idium Date: 1898 the free-swimming …
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GONIDIUM — noun (plural gonidia) Etymology: New Latin, from gon- + -idium Date: 1882 an asexual reproductive cell or group of cells …
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GLOCHIDIUM — noun (plural glochidia) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek glōchis projecting point + New Latin -idium Date: 1875 the larva of …
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CRYPTOSPORIDIUM — noun (plural cryptosporidia) Etymology: New Latin, from crypt- + spora spore + -idium Date: 1982 any of a genus ( …
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O- — I. combining form or oo- Etymology: Greek ōi-, ōio-, from ōion egg — more at egg : egg o idium …
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COCCIDIUM — I. käkˈsidēəm Etymology: New Latin, from cocc- + -idium synonym of eimeria II. noun ( plural coccid·ia -dēə) : a …
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CRYPTOSPORIDIUM — -spȯrˈidēəm noun Etymology: New Latin, from crypt- + spor- + -idium 1. capitalized : a genus of protozoans of the …
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XANTHIDIUM — zanˈthidēəm noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from xanth- + -idium : a genus of deeply constricted spiny desmids (family …
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VENIDIUM — və̇ˈnidēəm noun Etymology: New Latin, from ven- + -idium; probably from the veined achenes 1. capitalized : a genus of …
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THUIDIUM — th(y)üˈidēəm noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Medieval Latin thuia + New Latin -idium : a widely distributed genus …
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THAMNIDIUM — thamˈnidēəm noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from thamn- + -idium : a genus (the type of the family Thamnidiaceae) …
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STYLIDIUM — stīˈlidēəm noun Etymology: New Latin, from styl- (I) + -idium 1. capitalized : the type genus of the family Stylidiaceae …
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SPORIDIUM — spəˈridēəm, spōˈ-, spȯˈ- noun ( plural sporid·ia -ēə) Etymology: New Latin, from spor- + -idium : a small spore ; …
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SPHAERIDIUM — -ēəm noun ( plural sphaerid·ia -ēə) Etymology: New Latin, from sphaer- + -idium : one of the small organs found …
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SOREDIUM — səˈrēdēəm noun ( plural sore·dia -dēə) Etymology: New Latin, irregular from Greek sōros heap + New Latin -idium; akin to …
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SCOLOPIDIUM — ˌskäləˈpidēəm noun ( plural scolopid·ia -ēə) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek skolop-, skolops stake, pale, anything pointed + New Latin …
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SARC- — combining form or sarco- Etymology: Greek sark-, sarko-, from sark-, sarx : flesh sarc ic sarc idium sarco blast sarco …
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RHIZIDIACEAE — rə̇ˌzidēˈāsēˌē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Rhizidium, type genus (from rhiz- + -idium ) + -aceae : …
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PYGIDIUM — pīˈjidēəm noun ( plural pygid·ia -ēə) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek pygidion small rump, from pygē rump + -idion -idium …
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PYCNIDIUM — pikˈnidēəm noun ( plural pycnid·ia -ēə) Etymology: New Latin, from pycn- + -idium 1. : a flask-shaped spore fruit that …
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ONCIDIUM — /on sid"ee euhm/ , n. any of numerous tropical American orchids of the genus Oncidium, having clusters of flowers showing …
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OMMATIDIUM — — ommatidial , adj. /om'euh tid"ee euhm/ , n. , pl. ommatidia /-tid"ee euh/ . Zool. one of the radial …
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OIDIUM — — oidioid , adj. /oh id"ee euhm/ , n. , pl. oidia /oh id"ee euh/ . Mycol. 1. one of …
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MIRACIDIUM — — miracidial , adj. /muy'reuh sid"ee euhm/ , n. , pl. miracidia /-sid"ee euh/ . the larva that hatches from …
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DESMID — — desmidian , adj. /dez"mid/ , n. any single-celled freshwater algae of the family Desmidiaceae, characterized by a division of …
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CLOSTRIDIUM — — clostridial, clostridian , adj. /klo strid"ee euhm/ , n. , pl. clostridia /klo strid"ee euh/ . Bacteriol. any of …
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