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-phorous

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• -phrenia

  a combining form used in the names of mental disorders: schizophrenia. -phrenia suff. mental disorder: schizophrenia.

• -phyl

  variant of -phyll. -phyll combining form leaf chlorophyll word origin from greek phullon

• -phyll

  variant of -phyllo as final element of compound words: sporophyll. also, -phyl. -phyll combining form leaf chlorophyll word origin from greek phullon

• -phyllous

  a combining form meaning “having leaves” of the kind or number specified by the initial element: diphyllous; monophyllous. -phyllous combining form having leaves of a specified number or type monophyllous word origin from greek -phullos of a leaf

• -phyre

  a combining form representing porphyry, in compound words: granophyre.

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