pauci-|ˈpɔːsɪ-|comb. form of L. paucus few, little, used in Zool., Bot., and Min. to form adjs., as pauciarˈticulate, -ated, having few joints, in Bot., slightly or loosely jointed; pauciˈdentate, having few teeth, slightly dentated (Mayne Expos. Lex. 1857); pauciˈflorous, having few flowers (ibid.); pauciˈfoliate, having few leaves or folioles; so pauciˈfolious; pauciˈlithionite [lithionite], a hypothetical end-member of the lepidolite system (see quot. 1942); pauciˈlocular, having few loculi; pauciˈnervate, slightly veined, said of a leaf, etc. (Mayne); so pauciˈnervious; pauciˈpinnate, pinnate with few leaflets; pauciˈradiate, -ated, having few rays, as the fin of a fish, or the umbel of a plant (Mayne); pauciˈspiral, having few whorls, as a shell; so pauciˈspirated.1852Dana Crust. ii. 1312 A *pauci-articulate flagellum.1857Mayne Expos. Lex., *Pauciarticulated.1895Cambridge Nat. Hist. III. 433 Holohepatica—Cerata mediodorsal, retractile or not, usually *paucifoliate, liver never ramified.1942A. N. Winchell in Amer. Mineralogist XXVII. 117 The second end-member [of the lepidolite system] (K₂Li₃Al₅Si₆O₂₀F₄) has no name and no varietal name in the literature seems to be appropriate. In these circumstances the writer would suggest that it be called *paucilithionite.1963Mineral. Abstr. XVI. 189/2, 142 Chemical analyses of lithium micas from the literature have been transformed to the molecules polylithionite, paucilithionite, muscovite, and siderophyllite.1872Peaslee Ovar. Tumors 31 *Paucilocular, in opposition to polycystic.1843Penny Cycl. XXV. 386/1 Operculum..*paucispiral on the left border.1851–6Woodward Mollusca 102 The operculum is described as Paucispiral, or few-whirled, as in Litorina.

pauci- /ˈpɔ:si/ combining form.

ORIGIN: from Latin paucus: see -i-.

Few, little.

DERIVATIVE pauciarˈthritis noun (Medicine) arthritis affecting a few joints M20.
pauciarˈticular adjective (Medicine) (designating arthritis) affecting few joints M20.
paucibaˈcillary adjective (Medicine) (designating a disease) characterized by a low incidence of bacteria M20.
pauciˈspiral adjective (Zoology) having few whorls M19.

pauci-
combining form
Etymology: Latin, from paucus little
: few
< paucifoliate >
< paucidisperse >

pauci-

Prefix

chiefly biology Having or involving few.
paucisymptomatic, paucispiral

Etymology

From Latin paucī, form of paucus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ph₁w- (“few, small”) (English few).

Synonyms

oligo- (from Ancient Greek)

Antonyms

multi- (from Latin)

poly- (from Ancient Greek)

Derived terms

English words prefixed with pauci-

词根词缀：pauci-

【来源及含义】Latin: few, little

【同源单词】Multi sunt vocati, pauciflorous, paucifoliate, pauciloquence, pauciloquency, pauciloquent

词汇	pauci-
词根词缀	OED SOED Webster Wiktionary YoudictWordRoots pauci-\|ˈpɔːsɪ-\|comb. form of L. paucus few, little, used in Zool., Bot., and Min. to form adjs., as pauciarˈticulate, -ated, having few joints, in Bot., slightly or loosely jointed; pauciˈdentate, having few teeth, slightly dentated (Mayne Expos. Lex. 1857); pauciˈflorous, having few flowers (ibid.); pauciˈfoliate, having few leaves or folioles; so pauciˈfolious; pauciˈlithionite [lithionite], a hypothetical end-member of the lepidolite system (see quot. 1942); pauciˈlocular, having few loculi; pauciˈnervate, slightly veined, said of a leaf, etc. (Mayne); so pauciˈnervious; pauciˈpinnate, pinnate with few leaflets; pauciˈradiate, -ated, having few rays, as the fin of a fish, or the umbel of a plant (Mayne); pauciˈspiral, having few whorls, as a shell; so pauciˈspirated.1852Dana Crust. ii. 1312 A pauci-articulate flagellum.1857Mayne Expos. Lex., Pauciarticulated.1895Cambridge Nat. Hist. III. 433 Holohepatica—Cerata mediodorsal, retractile or not, usually paucifoliate, liver never ramified.1942A. N. Winchell in Amer. Mineralogist* XXVII. 117 The second end-member [of the lepidolite system] (K₂Li₃Al₅Si₆O₂₀F₄) has no name and no varietal name in the literature seems to be appropriate. In these circumstances the writer would suggest that it be called paucilithionite.1963Mineral. Abstr. XVI. 189/2, 142 Chemical analyses of lithium micas from the literature have been transformed to the molecules polylithionite, paucilithionite, muscovite, and siderophyllite.1872Peaslee Ovar. Tumors* 31 Paucilocular, in opposition to polycystic.1843Penny Cycl. XXV. 386/1 Operculum..paucispiral on the left border.1851–6Woodward Mollusca 102 The operculum is described as Paucispiral, or few-whirled, as in Litorina. pauci- /ˈpɔ:si/ combining form. ORIGIN: from Latin paucus: see -i-. Few, little. DERIVATIVE pauciarˈthritis noun (Medicine) arthritis affecting a few joints M20. pauciarˈticular adjective (Medicine) (designating arthritis) affecting few joints M20. paucibaˈcillary adjective (Medicine) (designating a disease) characterized by a low incidence of bacteria M20. pauciˈspiral adjective (Zoology) having few whorls M19. pauci- combining form Etymology: Latin, from paucus little : few < paucifoliate > < paucidisperse > pauci- Prefix chiefly biology Having or involving few. paucisymptomatic, paucispiral Etymology From Latin paucī, form of paucus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ph₁w- (“few, small”) (English few*). Synonyms oligo- (from Ancient Greek) Antonyms multi- (from Latin) poly- (from Ancient Greek) Derived terms ► English words prefixed with pauci- 词根词缀：pauci- 【来源及含义】Latin: few, little 【同源单词】Multi sunt vocati, pauciflorous, paucifoliate, pauciloquence, pauciloquency, pauciloquent
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