-form

See also: form, Form, and form.

English

Etymology 1

From Latin -fōrmis (“having the form of”), from fōrma (“a form, contour, figure, shape, appearance, looks”).

Suffix

-form

  1. Having the shape or form of; looking like.
    vermiform (“shaped like a worm”)
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Derived terms
terms derived using -form “having the shape of”

Translations
shaped — see shaped

Etymology 2

From formic, from Latin formica (“ant”).

Suffix

-form

  1. Related to formic acid in some way.
    chloroform
Derived terms

Anagrams
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