482 POSTFIXES. 



-ine, in, or -in, In (L. inns], a common termination in chemical terms, 

 but varying much in signification ; as hsematw, the colouring matter 

 resulting from the decomposition of haemoglobin by heat : hssmatwe, 

 the colouring matter of logwood : stearm, the solid fatty principle of 

 animal fat : mulin, a modification of starch : e is now pretty generally 

 omitted in the terminations of such words. 



-ine has been usually applied to the alkaloids produced from vegetable 

 substances, and the compounds possessing the closest analogies to 

 them ; as quinine, atropme, aniline, etc., but we now say quima. 



-ite, U (L. tins), a postfix which, in the name of an acid, substituted 

 for ous expresses combination of that acid with a salifiable base ; as 

 sulphite of potash, that is, a combination of sulphurows acid with the 

 base potash. 



-ite, U (Gr. lithos, a stone), in geol., an abbreviation of lite, meaning 



* stone '; * resembling stone' ; as quartzite, granular quartz ; ammonife, 

 a certain fossil shell. 



-itis, it'-is (Gr. iemi, I discharge, I set against), in med., a postfix in 

 Gr. names of organs, denoting inflammation of the organ indicated, 

 as cardies, inflammation of the heart ; laryngitis, inflammation of 

 the larynx. 



-lite, lit (Gr. litJws, a stone), ingeoL, stone ; as mellite, honey-stone. 



-logy, lddf-i (Gr. logos, a word, a description), denoting a description 

 of, or a treatise on, a subject ; as laryngology, a treatise on the 

 larynx. 



-lysis, lis'-is (Gr. lusis, a loosening, a release), denoting ' a solution ' ; ' a 

 resolution' ; etc. ; as parafysis, a loosening of nervous energy. 



-meter, met'er (Gr. matron, a measure), denoting * measure,' or 



* measurer ' ; as barometer, a measurer of weight. 



-o, a common terminating vowel of the first part of binomial compounds, 

 denoting intimate ' connection or association, ' either friendly or hostile, 

 or otherwise, with the second part ; thus, Anglo-Indian, that is, India 

 as associated with, or influenced by England ; metallo-chemistry, the 

 branch of chemistry which treats specially of metals. 



-ode, od (Gr. odes, excess or fulness), in med., denoting 'an unexcited 

 condition' ; as tetanocfe, tetanus without excitability, as distinguished 

 from tetanic, denoting the excited state of tetanus. 



-odes, ddz (Gr. odes, excess or fulness), in scientific terms, 'plenty or 

 fulness' ; as hsem&todes, full of blood. 



-03cium, e'shi'um, and -oscious, e'-shus (Gr. oiJcos, a house or family), 

 in bot. , denoting the arrangement of stamens and pistils in flowers ; 

 as andrcecmm, the staminal organs : monceciows, possessing two kinds 

 of unisexual flowers on the same individual. 



-ops, dps, -opsia, dps'-i-a, and -opia, dp'-i-a (Gr. ops, the eye, Spsis, 

 sight), denoting connection with the eye and vision ; as myopia, short- 

 ness of sight. 



-ous, tis, and -ose, 6z(L. osus], in cJiem., denoting that compound which 

 has a smaller quantity of oxygen than the one which ends in ic ; 

 thus, nitrous acid, the acid which contains a smaller quantity of 

 oxygen than nitric acid. 



-pathy, ptith'i, and -pathia, pfith'-t'& (Gr. patfios, suffering, disease), 

 denoting 'feeling or suffering with ' ; 'affection ' ; as deuterogamy, a 

 secondary or sympathetic disease. 



-p.hore,/or, -phorum,/6r-#w, and -phorus,/c>r-#s (Gr. phtireo, I bear, 



