See Also: enchylemma(medicine)
tauto-(dictionary)

tauto- (iou) and enchylemma (medicine)


tauto- (iou)



tauto- combining form of Greek tauto contr. of to auto the same. Before a vowel also taut-.
tautochrone noun Math. (now rare or obsolete) the curve such that a particle moving on it from any point, under the action of gravity or Other force, will reach a fixed point in the same time L18.
tautonym noun (Botany & Zoology) a scientific name in which the same word is used for both genus and species E20.
tauto'nymic adjective (Botany & Zoology) pertaining to or constituting a tautonym L19.
tau'tonymy noun (Botany & Zoology) the use of tautonyms E20.
tauto'ousian adjective (Theology, now rare) having absolutely the same essence L17.
tau'tophony noun repetition of the same sound M19.
tautosy'llabic adjective belonging to the same syllable L19.
tauto'zonal adjective (Crystallography) belonging to or situated in the same zone L19.

enchylemma (medicine)


enchylemma
<biology> The basal substance of the cell nucleus; a hyaline or granular substance, more or less fluid during life, in which the Other parts of the nucleus are imbedded.

Origin: NL, fr. Gr. To pour in + anything received.

Source: Websters Dictionary