Table 1 Biomedical suffixes involved in the extension of the morpho-guessing rules
suffix | POS | examples | suffix | POS | examples |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
-ase | noun | synthase, kinase | -in | noun | actin, kanamycin |
-ity | noun | chronicity, hypochromicity | -ion | noun | septation, reguion |
-on | noun | replicon, intron | -ol | noun | glycosylphosphatidylinositol |
-ose | noun | isomaltotetraose, isomaltotriose | -or | noun | cofactor, repressor/activator |
-yl | noun | hydroxyethyl, hydroxymethyl | -ine | noun | 5-(hydroxymethyl)-2'-deoxyuridine |
-ide | noun | iodide, oligodeoxynucleotide | -i | noun | casei, lactococci, termini |
-ic | adjective | glycolytic, ribonucleic, uronic | -al | adjective | ribosomal, ribsosomal |
-ive | adjective | nonpermissive, thermosensitive | -ar | adjective | intermolecular, intramolecular |
-ble | adjective | inducible, metastable | -ous | adjective | exogenous, heterologous |
-ae | latin adj. | influenzae, tarentolae | -us | latin adj. | pentosaceus, luteus, carnosus |
-um | latin adj. | japonicum, tabacum, xylinum | -is | latin adj. | brevis, israelensis |
-fold | adj./adv. | 10-fold, 4.5-fold, five-fold | Â | Â | Â |