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pycno-

pycno- prefix: dense, thick.

Prefix

pycno-

  1. Dense, thick.

Forms of pycno-

alternative formpykno-

Origin of pycno-

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πυκνός (puknós, “dense, compact, thick”).

Words formed from pycno-

Questions about pycno-

What does pycno- mean?
Pycno- means dense, thick.
What part of speech is pycno-?
Pycno- is a prefix.

Words near pycno- in the dictionary

  1. pycniospore
  2. pycniospores
  3. pycnite
  4. pycnites
  5. pycnium
  6. pycno-
  7. pycnochlorite
  8. pycnocline
  9. pycnoclines
  10. pycnoconidia
  11. pycnoconidium

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