单词 | protomorphic |
释义 | protomorphic in British English (ˌprəʊtəʊˈmɔːfɪk) adjective biology primitive in structure; primordial protomorphic in American English (ˌproutəˈmɔrfɪk) adjective Biology having a primitive character or structure Derived forms protomorph noun Word origin [1855–60; proto- + -morphic]This word is first recorded in the period 1855–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: barrage, boilerplate, kickoff, lavabo, outputproto- is a combining form meaning “first,” “foremost,” “earliest form of,” used in theformation of compound words (protomartyr; protolithic; protoplasm), specialized in chemical terminology to denote the first of a series of compounds,or the one containing the minimum amount of an element |
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