Go to 'thermo-' entry Go to 'dino-' entry Go to 'chondro-' entry Go to 'aero-' entry Go to '-logy' entry Go to 'thaumato-' entry Go to 'nano-' entry Go to '-sophy' entry Go to 'bucco-' entry Go to '-ism' entry Go to '-lysis' entry Go to 'galacto-' entry Go to '-anthropy' entry Go to 'pneumo-' entry Go to '-ploitation' entry Go to '-lithic' entry Go to '-sepalous' entry Go to 'onco-' entry Go to '-parous' entry Go to 'dermato-' entry Go to 'multi-' entry Go to 'dodeca-' entry Go to '-zoon' entry Go to 'vermi-' entry Go to 'crystallo-' entry Go to 'biblio-' entry Go to 'eco-' entry Go to 'juxta-' entry Go to 'facio-' entry
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Index of letter Y

y-An archaic form marking the past participle.
-y1Full of; having the quality of; inclined to; apt to.
-y2Forming affectionate or pet names, or nouns that imply smallness.
-y3A quality, state, action, or entity.
-yerSee -ier
yester-Yesterday.
-ylForming names of chemical radicals.
-yleneSee -ene1
-yneHydrocarbons containing a triple bond.
yocto-See the entry Words for multiples.
yotta-See the entry Words for multiples.

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