-odont
a combining form meaning “having teeth” of the kind or number specified by the initial element:
diphyodont; selenodont.
compare -odus.
-odont
combining form, combining form
having teeth of a certain type; -toothed acrodont
word origin
from greek odōn tooth
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- -odontia
-odontia suff. the form of, condition of, or manner of treating the teeth: orthodontia.
- -odus
variant of -odont, especially in the names of genera in zoology: ceratodus.
- -oholic
variant of -aholic: c-keoholic. -oholic abstracted from alcoholic (q.v.).
- -oic
-oic suff. containing a carboxyl group or one of its derivatives: caproic acid.
- -oid
a suffix meaning “resembling,” “like,” used in the formation of adjectives and nouns (and often implying an incomplete or imperfect resemblance to what is indicated by the preceding element): alkaloid; anthropoid; cardioid; cuboid; lithoid; ovoid; planetoid. compare -ode1 . -oid suffix, suffix indicating likeness, resemblance, or similarity anthropoid word origin from greek -oeidēs resembling, form […]