-petal
a combining form meaning “seeking, moving toward” that specified by the initial element, used in the formation of compound words:
acropetal.
-petal
combining form
seeking centripetal
word origin
from new latin -petus, from latin petere to seek
-petal suff.
moving toward: basipetal.
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- -phag
a combining form meaning “a thing that devours,” used in the formation of compound words, especially the names of phagocytes: macrophage. also, -phag. compare phago-, -phagous, -phagy. -phage combining form indicating something that eats or consumes something specified bacteriophage derived forms -phagous, combining_form:in_adjective word origin from greek -phagos; see phago- -phage suff. one that eats: […]
- -phage
a combining form meaning “a thing that devours,” used in the formation of compound words, especially the names of phagocytes: macrophage. also, -phag. compare phago-, -phagous, -phagy. -phage combining form indicating something that eats or consumes something specified bacteriophage derived forms -phagous, combining_form:in_adjective word origin from greek -phagos; see phago- -phage suff. one that eats: […]
- -phagia
variant of -phagy. -phagy combining form indicating an eating or devouring anthropophagy word origin from greek -phagia; see phago- -phagia or -phagy suff. the eating of a specified substance or in a specified manner: dysphagia.
- -phagous
a combining form meaning “eating,” “feeding on,” “devouring” that specified by the initial element: creophagous; hylophagous; rhizophagous. -phagous comb. form meaning “eating, feeding on,” from gk. -phagos “eater of,” from phagein “to eat,” lit. “to have a share of food,” from pie base -bhag- “to share out, apportion, distribute,” also “to get a share” (cf. […]