starts with F Flashcards

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-faction

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Language Of Origin : Latin
Definition:act of making

[Cf. -facient making.]

Example:
calefaction
cretefaction
nitrifaction
labefaction

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femin-
muliebr-

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Language Of Origin : Latin
Definition:female

Example:
feminie
femineity
muliebral
muliebrity

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-fer

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Language Of Origin : Latin
Definition:bearing
[past participle latus; cf. Greekphor-]

Example:
palpifer
pygofer
thurifer
laticifer
salutiferous
Chelifer

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ferr-
sider-

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Language Of Origin : Latin
Definition:iron

Example:
ferreiro
sidereal
ferredoxin
ferreous
ferritin
ferruginous
siderosis

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5
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-fic

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Language Of Origin : Latin
Definition:making, causing
[from Latin facere
to do/make]

Example:
opificer
sebific
somnorific
tenebrific

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fil-

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Language of Origin: Latin
Definition: thread

Example:
filopodium
filoplume
filum
filoselle
filovirus
perfilograph
filasse
filé

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fiss-

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Language Of Origin: Latin
Definition: breaking,dissolving

[Cf. lyt-.]

Example:
fissiped
fissipedate
fissiparous
fissipedial
fissional

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flor-

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foli-

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Language of Origin :Latin
Definition:leaf

[Cf. Greek phyll-
French feuille.]
Example:

foliiform
foliiferous
asperifoliate
foliobranch

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-form

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Language Of Origin : Latin
Definition:shape, form
[Cf. -morph.]

Example:

ensiform
cochleariform
coryneform
cypseliform
cheliform
paleiform
hydriform
filiciform
dolioform
cyathiform
ginglyform
disciform
linguaeform

Study Activity: Check out other words ending in-form. There are many mor

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