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-coel

-coel suffix: a cavity. Also the alternative form of -cele.

Suffix

-coel (noun-forming suffix, plural -coels)

  1. A cavity.

Also used as

-coel is also the alternative form of -cele.

Forms of -coel

plural-coels
alternative form-coele
alternative form-cele

Origin of -coel

Via Latin, from Ancient Greek κοῖλος (koîlos, “hollow”).

See -cele.

Questions about -coel

What does -coel mean?
-coel means a cavity.
What part of speech is -coel?
-coel is a suffix.

Words near -coel in the dictionary

  1. -cnemic
  2. -co
  3. -co-
  4. -cocci
  5. -coccus
  6. -coel
  7. -coele
  8. -coelous
  9. -coels
  10. -col-
  11. -cole

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