Origin

from Greek meros part, portion

-mere

Word Origin

a combining form meaning “part,” used in the formation of compound words:

blastomere.

Compare -mer, -merous.

Origin

combining form representing Greek méros

Related Words

-mer
-merous
antimere
arthromere
blastomere
capsomere

-merea word element meaning 'part', as in blastomere.

[combining form representing Greek meros]

-mere
noun combining form

ETYMOLOGY French -mère, from Greek meros part — more at merit

: part : segment
metamere

-mere|mɪə(r)|terminal element repr. Gr. µέρος part, occurring with the sense ‘part’, ‘segment’ in various biological terms, as centromere, genomere, hyalomere, metamere.

-mere /mɪə/ suffix.

ORIGIN: Repr. Greek meros part.

Chiefly Biology. Forming nouns with the sense ‘part, segment’, as blastomere, centromere, metamere.

-mere
\ˌmi(ə)r, -iə\ noun combining form
(-s)
Etymology: French -mère, from Greek meros part — more at merit
1. biology : part : segment
< arthromere >
< cytomere >
2. chemistry : -mer
< isomere >

-mere
-mer

Suffix

Forming nouns with the sense of part, segment

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, “part”).

Derived terms

English words suffixed with -mere

karyomere

enantiomere

sarcomere

centromere

词汇	-mere
词根词缀	AHD Collins Dictionary.com Macquarie MWCD OED SOED Webster Wiktionary -mere 或 -mer suff.（后缀） Part; segment: 后缀，部分；一段： blastomere. 炸弹碎片语源 French -mere 法语 -mere from Greek meros [part] * see (s)mer- ² 源自希腊语 meros [部分] 参见 (s)mer- ² -mere combining form in countable noun indicating a part or division ⇒ blastomere Derived Forms -meric combining form in adjective Origin from Greek meros* part, portion -mere Word Origin 1 a combining form meaning “part,” used in the formation of compound words: blastomere. Compare -mer, -merous. Origin combining form representing Greek méros Related Words -mer -merous antimere arthromere blastomere capsomere -merea word element meaning 'part', as in blastomere. [combining form representing Greek meros] -mere noun combining form ETYMOLOGY French -mère, from Greek meros part — more at merit : part : segment metamere -mere\|mɪə(r)\|terminal element repr. Gr. µέρος part, occurring with the sense ‘part’, ‘segment’ in various biological terms, as centromere, genomere, hyalomere, metamere. -mere /mɪə/ suffix. ORIGIN: Repr. Greek meros part. Chiefly Biology. Forming nouns with the sense ‘part, segment’, as blastomere, centromere, metamere. -mere \ˌmi(ə)r, -iə\ noun combining form (-s) Etymology: French -mère, from Greek meros part — more at merit 1. biology : part : segment < arthromere > < cytomere > 2. chemistry : -mer < isomere > -mere -mer Suffix Forming nouns with the sense of part, segment Etymology From Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, “part”). Derived terms ► English words suffixed with -mere karyomere enantiomere sarcomere centromere
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combining form in countable noun

Derived Forms

Origin

-mere

Related Words

-mere-mer

Suffix

Etymology

Derived terms

-mere
-mer