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-tomous
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English
Etymology
From en la -tomus, introduced by James Dwight Dana, from en grc τόμος slice, something cut. Perhaps modelled on grc ἀκρότομος cut off sharply adjective.
Suffix
en mineralogy crystallography Describes the cleavage of minerals.
Derived terms
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Related terms
en Terms in -tomous with different meaning exotomous rhachitomous monoschizotomous xylotomous
en -tomy
en -tomic
en -tome