-leptic en · X
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Ancient Greek λῆψις (lêpsis, “taking hold, seizing”) + -ic, as in Ancient Greek ληπτικός (lēptikós).
Meanings
- (morpheme) Of or relating to a condition of seizing, as in nympholeptic.
- (morpheme) A person who is afflicted with a condition prone to cause violent seizures, as in epileptic.
- (morpheme) Describing a coordination compound having some type(s) of ligand.
Deriveds
organoleptic · epileptic · narcoleptic · neuroleptic
Relateds
Translations (4)
no -leptisk (of or relating to a condition of seizing) · ga -leipteach (of or relating to a condition of seizing) · sv -leptisk (of or relating to a condition of seizing) · de -leptisch (of or relating to a condition of seizing)