-mericcomb. form

Primary stress is attracted to the first syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. metameric adj.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymons: isomeric adj., metameric adj.¹, polymeric adj.¹, metameric adj.²

Etymology: In sense 1 < -meric in isomeric adj., metameric adj.¹, polymeric adj.¹ In sense 2 < -meric in metameric adj.² Compare -mer comb. form², -mere comb. form, -ic suffix. Compare Hellenistic Greek μερικός partial, minutely subdivided (ancient Greek or Hellenistic Greek in sense ‘particular, individual’). Compare French -mérique, German -merisch.English formations are found from the late 19th cent. in both senses.

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1. Chemistry and Biochemistry. Forming adjectives with the sense ‘of the nature of or relating to molecules of a kind denoted by the first element’, corresponding to nouns in -mer comb. form².

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2. Biology. Forming adjectives with the sense ‘composed of, relating to, or designating segments (of the body, etc.) of a kind denoted by the first element’, corresponding to nouns in -mere comb. form.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2018).

单词	-meric
释义	-mericcomb. form Primary stress is attracted to the first syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. metameric adj.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymons: isomeric adj., metameric adj.¹, polymeric adj.¹, metameric adj.² Etymology: In sense 1 < -meric in isomeric adj., metameric adj.¹, polymeric adj.¹ In sense 2 < -meric in metameric adj.² Compare -mer comb. form², -mere comb. form, -ic suffix. Compare Hellenistic Greek μερικός partial, minutely subdivided (ancient Greek or Hellenistic Greek in sense ‘particular, individual’). Compare French -mérique, German -merisch.English formations are found from the late 19th cent. in both senses. Categories » 1. Chemistry and Biochemistry. Forming adjectives with the sense ‘of the nature of or relating to molecules of a kind denoted by the first element’, corresponding to nouns in -mer comb. form². Categories » 2. Biology. Forming adjectives with the sense ‘composed of, relating to, or designating segments (of the body, etc.) of a kind denoted by the first element’, corresponding to nouns in -mere comb. form. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2018). < comb. form
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