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hemi- I. \in pronunciations below, | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ . |hemē or (usu not before vowels) |hemə̇ sometimes |heˌmī\ prefix Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, from Greek hēmi- — more at semi- 1. : half of; especially : a lateral half of < hemicentrum > < hemicerebrum > < hemicardia > 2. : relating to or affecting a half (as a lateral half) of an organ or part or of the whole body < hemiplegia > < hemiatrophy > 3. chemistry a. : half in respect to combining ratio < hemibasic > b. : having one half of the molecular weight of a (specified) compound or class of compounds c. : having one half the number of characteristic groups in a (specified) compound or class of compounds < hemicyanine > 4. crystallog : having one half the number of faces < hemihedron > II. — see hem- |