-leptic

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λῆψις (lêpsis, “taking hold, seizing”) + -ic, as in Ancient Greek ληπτικός (lēptikós).

Pronunciation

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Suffix

-leptic

1. Of or relating to a condition of seizing, as in nympholeptic.
2. A person who is afflicted with a condition prone to cause violent seizures, as in epileptic.
3. (chemistry) Describing a coordination compound having some type(s) of ligand.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -leptic

• epileptic
• organoleptic
• narcoleptic
• neuroleptic

Related terms

• -lepsy

Translations

of or relating to a condition of seizing

• German: -leptisch
• Irish: -leipteach
• Norwegian: -leptisk
• Swedish: -leptisk

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