pauci-

See also: pauci

English

Etymology

From Latin paucī, form of paucus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (“few, small”) (English few).

Prefix

pauci-

(chiefly biology) Having or involving few.
- paucisymptomatic, paucispiral

Synonyms

oligo- (from Ancient Greek)

Antonyms

multi- (from Latin)
poly- (from Ancient Greek)

Derived terms

► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:English_words_prefixed_with_pauci-' title='Category:English words prefixed with pauci-'>English words prefixed with pauci-</a>

Anagrams

IUPAC

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.