-genin
-genin suff.
relating to a steroid, often one that is toxic: sapogenin.
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- -genous
a suffix of adjectives corresponding to nouns with stems in -gen: erogenous . -genous combining form yielding or generating androgenous, erogenous generated by or issuing from endogenous word origin -genous suff. producing; generating: hematogenous. produced by or produced in a specified manner: exogenous.
- -geny
a combining form meaning “origin,” used in the formation of compound words: phylogeny. -geny combining form indicating origin or manner of development phylogeny derived forms word origin -geny suff. production; generation; origin: ontogeny.
- -gerous
a combining form meaning “bearing,” “producing,” used in the formation of compound words: setigerous. -gerous combining form bearing or producing armigerous compare -ferous word origin
- -glot
a combining form with the meanings “having a tongue,” “speaking, writing, or written in a language” of the kind or number specified by the initial element: polyglot.
- -gnathous
a combining form meaning “having a jaw” of the kind or in the position specified by the initial element: prognathous. -gnathous combining form indicating or having a jaw of a specified kind prognathous word origin -gnathous suff. characterized by a specified kind of jaw: anisognathous.