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adjective combining form
Etymology: -gen + -ous
1. producing ; yielding <erogenous> 2. having (such) an origin <terrigenous>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
-genous
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-genous — ge*nous [ gen + ous.] A suffix signifying producing, yielding; as, alkaligenous; endogenous. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
-genous — element meaning generating, producing, yielding; see GEN (Cf. gen) + OUS (Cf. ous) … Etymology dictionary
-genous — [jə nəs] [ GEN + OUS] combining form forming adjectives 1. producing, generating [nitrogenous] 2. produced by, generated in [autogenous] … English World dictionary
-genous — comb. form forming adjectives meaning produced (endogenous). * * * jənəs adjective combining form Etymology: gen + ous 1. : producing : yielding alkaligenous 2. : produced by : arising or originating in … Useful english dictionary
genous flora — vietinė flora statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Visuma augalų rūšių, nuo seno augančių tam tikroje teritorijoje (pvz., Lietuvoje auga genous flora1200 žiedinių augalų, genous flora400 samanų, genous flora400 kerpių rūšių).… … Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
-genous — a suffix of adjectives corresponding to nouns with stems in gen: erogenous. [ GEN + OUS] * * * … Universalium
-genous — [Gr. genēs born] a word termination with two opposite meanings: (1) arising or resulting from, or produced by (endogenous, pyogenous); (2) producing (androgenous) … Medical dictionary
-genous — combining form 1》 producing; inducing: erogenous. 2》 originating in: endogenous. Origin from gen + ous … English new terms dictionary
-genous — (G). Producing«gens, gent (L). A clan, tribegentian (G). A gentiangenu (L). The knee … Dictionary of word roots and combining forms
-genous — ge·nous … English syllables
