-tomous

English

Etymology

Possibly analogical to acrotomous, from Ancient Greek ἀκρότομος (akrótomos, “cut off sharp”), ultimately from Ancient Greek τόμος (tómos, “slice, something cut”).

Suffix

-tomous

1. (mineralogy, crystallography) Describes the cleavage of minerals

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -tomous

Related terms

Terms in -tomous with different meaning

• exotomous
• monoschizotomous
• rhachitomous
• xylotomous

 

• -tomy
• -tomic
• -tome