pycn-
prefix
(before a vowel) another name for pycno-
pycno- or (before a vowel) pycn-
combining form
indicating thickness or density
⇒
pycnometer
Origin
via New Latin from Greek puknos thickpycn-
1
variant of pycno- before a vowel:
pycnium.
Related Words
- pycnium
- pycno-
pycn-
combining form
or pycno-
Etymology: Latin, from Greek pykn-, pykno-, from pyknos; akin to Greek pyka thickly, Albanian puth kiss, Avestan pusā- headband; basic meaning: pressed together
: close : compact : dense : bulky
< pycnic >
< pycnidium >
< pycnogonid >
or pycno-
< pycnic >
< pycnidium >
< pycnogonid >