NYCT

Meaning of NYCT in English

nyct-

n [occurring in compounds] nycto-, nycti-, nyct- (= night)

Interlingua English vocab. Английский словарь Интерлингва. 2012

NYCT- — combining form or nycti- or nycto- Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, from Greek nykt-, nykti-, nykto-, from nykt-, nyx night …
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NYCT- — a combining form meaning "night," used in the formation of compound words: nyctalgia. Also, nycti-, nycto- . [ nykt-, s. …
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NYCTURIA — nikˈtu̇rēə, -k.ˈtyu̇- noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, from nyct- + -uria : nocturia
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NYCTO- — — see nyct-
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NYCTITROPISM — nikˈti.trəˌpizəm noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary nyct- + -tropism : a sleep movement in plants characterized by …
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NYCTITROPIC — |niktə.|träpik adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary nyct- + -tropic : exhibiting nyctitropism
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NYCTIPITHECUS — ˌniktəpə̇ˈthēkəs, -təˈpithə̇kəs Etymology: New Latin, from nyct- + -pithecus synonym of aotes
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NYCTIPELAGIC — |niktə+ adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary nyct- + pelagic : bathypelagic and appearing at the surface only at night nyctipelagic …
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NYCTINASTY — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌnastē noun ( -es ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary nyct- + -nasty; probably originally formed as German nyktinastie : a …
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NYCTICORAX — nikˈtikəˌraks noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek nyktikorax long-eared owl, from nykt- nyct- + korax raven — more …
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NYCTI- — — see nyct-
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NYCTEREUTES — ˌniktəˈrüd.ēz noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek nyktereutēs one who hunts or fishes by night, from nykt- nyct- …
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NYCTEA — ˈniktēə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from nyct- + Latin -ea (neuter plural suffix) : a genus of birds …
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NYCTALOPIA — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈlōpēə noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, from Medieval Latin, from Latin nyctalops unable to see at twilight (from …
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NYCTAGINACEAE — ˌniktəjəˈnāsēˌē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Nyctagin-, Nyctago, type genus (obsolete synonym of Mirabilis ) (from nyct- …
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NYCTO- — var. of nyct- .
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NYCTI- — var. of nyct- .
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NYCTALOPIA — — nyctalopic /nik'tl op"ik/ , adj. /nik'tl oh"pee euh/ , n. Ophthalm. 1. See night blindness . 2. hemeralopia. [ …
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NYCTALGIA — /nik tal"jeuh, -jee euh/ , n. Pathol. night pain that occurs in the sleep. [ NYCT- + -ALGIA ]
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NYCTAGINACEOUS — /nik'teuh jeuh nay"sheuhs/ , adj. belonging to the Nyctaginaceae, the four-o'clock family of plants. Cf. four-o'clock family . [ Nyctagin- …
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