POSTFIXES. 481 



salifiable base; as nitrate of silver, that is, a combination of nitric acid 

 with the salifiable base silver. 



-cele, sel (Gr. kele, a tumour), denoting a tumour caused by the protru- 

 sion of some soft part ; denoting the swelling of a part ; denoting an 

 enlargement by a contained fluid ; as enterocefe, abdominal hernia, 

 containing intestine only. 



cle, kl, and -cule, kul, etc. (L. culus), denoting ' little' ; 'diminution' ; as 

 animalczde, a very little creature : pilule, a little pill. 



-colla, kdl'la (Gr. kolla, glue), denoting glue, or a resemblance to it ; as 

 sarcocoWa, flesh glue. 



-689, %>e, in bot. y a postfix terminating names of Sub-orders; as Phytol- 

 accece, a Sub-order of the Order Phytolaccacese. 



-form,/#rra (L. forma, form, shape), denoting 'resemblance'; in Gr. 

 id or ide; as fili/orra, having the form or shape of a thread. 



-f age, ftidj (L. fugo, 1 drive away or expel), denoting one substance 

 which expels another, or a disease ; as febrifuge, a medicine which 

 expels or cures a fever. 



-gen, j&n, -geny, j$ntt, -genesis, ftn'-Vs-fo, and -genous, jen'-us, etc. 

 (Gr. genesis, generation ; gends, birth ; genndo, I produce), denoting 

 ' production ' ; ' generation ' ; as organo<;e?iesis, or org&iLogeny, the 

 production or generation of organs : c&prigenous, produced or 

 generated by a goat. 



-graphy, graj'-i (Gr. grdpho, I write), denoting the description of a 

 thing, either in writing or by means of diagrams ; as stimography, a 

 description or history of vapours. 



-ia, I- a (L. iiis), a postfix which forms the termination of medical 

 terms denoting ' a diseased state or condition ' ; as leucimia, a con- 

 dition of the blood in which there is a deficiency of colouring matter ; 

 dipsomania, a condition in which there is an irresistible longing 

 for alcoholic liquors : also in bot., terminating many names of 

 genera : -ious, i-us, the terminations of the adjectives formed from 

 them. 



-ic, Ik (L. icus, Gr. ikos\ in chem., denoting the acid containing most 

 oxygen, when more than one is formed; as nitric, sulphuric : mphys. 

 and path. , expressing the condition of being excited ; see ode. 



Ida, id'- a, see ida9. 



-idaa, id f >e, -ads3, ad'e, and -ides, -idz (Gr. ides), a postfix signifying 

 ' descent ' ; denoting a family or group exhibiting some points of 

 likeness ; as c&nidce, the Dog family, including dogs, foxes, and 

 wolves. 



-ide, id, and -ides, Idz (Gr. eidos, resemblance), a postfix of such terms 

 as oxygen, chlorine, fluorine, and iodine, used to indicate combina- 

 tions with each other, or with simple combustibles or metals, in pro- 

 portions not forming acids ; as oxwZe of chlorine, chloride of sulphur, 

 iodide of iron, etc. 



-idea, id'e-d, -idean, Zd'-fran, and -ideus, id'e'-us (L. ideus from Gr. 

 eidos, resemblance), that which bears resemblance, or related to such ; 

 as arytenoideara, dr-ilf'^U'dyd^-dn, pert, to that which is arytenoid or 

 funnel-shaped. 



-ides, Idz, as if -eides and -oides, oydz (Gr. eidos, resemblance), a postfix 

 preceded by o, denoting ' resemblance or likeness to an object ' ; as 

 alkaloides, substances having a likeness or resemblance to alkaloids. 



-ides, see idse. 



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