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• -gamous

  a combining form with the meaning “having gametes or reproductive organs” of the kind specified by the initial element: heterogamous; also forming adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -gamy: endogamous. -gamous combining form denoting marrying or uniting s-xually monogamous word origin -gamous suff. having a specified number of mates: monogamous. having a specified kind of […]

• -gamy

  a combining form with the meanings “marriage,” “union,” “fertilization, pollination,” of the kind specified by the initial element: exogamy; plastogamy; allogamy; also forming nouns corresponding to adjectives ending in -gamous: heterogamy. -gamy combining form denoting marriage or s-xual union bigamy word origin -gamy suff. marriage; mate: monogamy. procreative or propagative union: heterogamy.

• -gen

  a combining form meaning “that which produces,” used in the formation of compound words: endogen; hydrogen. -gen suffix producing or that which produces hydrogen something produced carcinogen word origin -gen or -gene suff. producer: androgen. one that is produced: phosgene.

• -gene

  suffix a variant of -gen

• -genesis

  a combining form of genesis: parthenogenesis. -genesis combining form indicating genesis, development, or generation biogenesis, parthenogenesis derived forms word origin -genesis suff. origin; production: biogenesis.

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