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-phore

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English

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Etymology

From New Latin -phorus, from Ancient Greek -φόρος (-phóros, “bearing”), a derivative of φέρω (phérō, “to bear, to carry”). See phoresy.

Suffix

-phore

  1. Bearer, carrier or conveyor.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -phore
acrophore
adenophore
aerophore
amastigophore
androgynophore
androphore
anthophore
aphyllophoraceous
aulacophore
aulophore
bacteriophore
blastophore
brachiophore
carpophore
chalkophore
chemophore
chromatophore
chromophore
cnidophore
conidiophore
craniophore
ctenophore
cuprophore
electrophore
erythrophore
fluorophore
galactophorous
gametophore
genophore
gonophore
gynæcophore
gynophore
haptophore
hemophore
heterophoria
hymenophore
iodophor
ionophore
iridiophore
iridophore
lipophore
lophophore
luminophore
mastigophoran
mastigophore
mastigophoric
mastigophorous
mechanophore
melanophore
metallophore
myophore
necrophore
nectophore
odontophore
ommatophore
onomatophore
onychophoran
oophore
oöphore
oophoron
osmophore
physaliphorous
phagophore
pharmacophore
phonophore
phonophoric
photophore
phyllophorous
pneumatophore
pogonophore
polyphore
protonophore
psychrophore
pterophore
pterygiophore
pyrophore
pyrophoric
rheophore
rhinophore
rhizophore
rhizophorous
semantophore
semaphore
semaphoront
semiophore
siderophore
siphonophore
sorophore
spermaphore
spermatophore
spermophore
spirophore
sporangiophore
sporophore
stigmatophore
thanatophoric
thecaphore
thermophore
toxophore
trichophore
trochophore
trophophore
xanthophore
zygophore
zymophore

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Pronunciation

Suffix

-phore m (noun-forming suffix, plural -phores)

  1. -phore

Derived terms

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