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-choron

-choron suffix: used to form the names of 4-dimensional solids bounded by a certain number of cells/polyhedra (polychora).

Suffix

-choron

  1. Used to form the names of 4-dimensional solids bounded by a certain number of cells/polyhedra (polychora).
    Synonyms:
    -hedroid

Synonyms of -choron

  • -hedroid

Origin of -choron

From Ancient Greek χῶρον (khôron, “room”).

Questions about -choron

What does -choron mean?
-choron means used to form the names of 4-dimensional solids bounded by a certain number of cells/polyhedra (polychora).
What part of speech is -choron?
-choron is a suffix.

Words near -choron in the dictionary

  1. -chan
  2. -chezia
  3. -chology
  4. -choo
  5. -chore
  6. -choron
  7. -chorous
  8. -chory
  9. -chroic
  10. -chrome
  11. -chronous

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