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tyl-

tyl- prefix: relating to callused and swollen things.

Prefix

tyl-

  1. Relating to callused and swollen things.

Forms of tyl-

alternative formtylo-

Origin of tyl-

From Latin tylo-, from Ancient Greek τύλη (túlē, “swelling”) and τύλος (túlos, “lump, knot”).

Questions about tyl-

What does tyl- mean?
Tyl- means relating to callused and swollen things.
What part of speech is tyl-?
Tyl- is a prefix.

Words near tyl- in the dictionary

  1. tykes
  2. tykhana
  3. tykhanas
  4. Tykhon
  5. tykish
  6. tyl-
  7. tylakoid
  8. tylari
  9. tylarus
  10. Tylden
  11. Tylden South

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