Definition of combining

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Combining (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Combin.

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Temper :: Temper (v. t.) To mingle in due proportion; to prepare by combining; to modify, as by adding some new element; to qualify, as by an ingredient; hence, to soften; to mollify; to assuage; to soothe; to calm..
Boycott :: Boycott (n.) The process, fact, or pressure of boycotting; a combining to withhold or prevent dealing or social intercourse with a tradesman, employer, etc.; social and business interdiction for the purpose of coercion..
Valency :: Valency (n.) A unit of combining power; a so-called bond of affinity.
Gastro- :: Gastro- () A combining form from the Gr. /, /, the stomach, or belly; as in gastrocolic, gastrocele, gastrotomy..
Compound :: Compound (v. t.) To form or make by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts; as, to compound a medicine..
Valero- :: Valero- () A combining form (also used adjectively) indicating derivation from, or relation to, valerian or some of its products, as valeric acid; as in valerolactone, a colorless oily liquid produced as the anhydride of an hydroxy valeric acid..
Measure :: Measure (a.) The manner of ordering and combining the quantities, or long and short syllables; meter; rhythm; hence, a foot; as, a poem in iambic measure..
Polychromy :: Polychromy (n.) The art or practice of combining different colors, especially brilliant ones, in an artistic way..
Octa- :: Octa- () A combining form meaning eight; as in octodecimal, octodecimal, octolocular..
Auto- :: Auto- () A combining form, with the meaning of self, one's self, one's own, itself, its own..
Sternocoracoid :: Sterno- () A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with, or relation to, the sternum; as, sternocostal, sternoscapular..
Occipito- :: Occipito- () A combining form denoting relation to, or situation near, the occiput; as, occipito-axial; occipito-mastoid..
Nitrification :: Nitrification (n.) The act, process, or result of combining with nitrogen or some of its compounds..
Nemato- :: Nemato- () A combining form from Gr. nh^ma, nh`matos, a thread..
#NAME? :: -scope () A combining form usually signifying an instrument for viewing (with the eye) or observing (in any way); as in microscope, telescope, altoscope, anemoscope..
Oculo- :: Oculo- () A combining form from L. oculus the eye.
Tibio- :: Tibio- () A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with, or relation to, the tibia; as, tibiotarsus, tibiofibular..
Quinque- :: Quinque- () A combining form meaning five, five times, fivefold; as, quinquefid, five-cleft; quinquedentate, five-toothed..
Sulphurator :: Sulphuration (n.) The act or process of combining or impregnating with sulphur or its compounds; also, the state of being so combined or impregnated..
Recti- :: Recti- () A combining form signifying straight; as, rectilineal, having straight lines; rectinerved..
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