- phleg
- , -eth, -ethon, -o (G). Burn
Dictionary of word roots and combining forms . Donald J. Borror. 2013.
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phleg — de·phleg·mate; de·phleg·ma·tor; phleg·e·thon·tal; phleg·ma; phleg·ma·sia; phleg·mat·i·cal·ly; phleg·ma·tous; phleg·mon; phleg·mon·ic; phleg·mon·ous; phleg·mat·ic; de·phleg·ma·tion; phleg·e·thon·tic; phleg·mat·i·cal; phleg·mon·ous·ly; … English syllables
phleg|mat´i|cal|ly — phleg|mat|ic «flehg MAT ihk», adjective. 1. sluggish; indifferent; not easily aroused to feeling or action; apathetic. 2. not easily excited; cool; calm: »He is phlegmatic; he never seems to get excited about anything. 3. Obsolete … Useful english dictionary
phleg|mat|ic — «flehg MAT ihk», adjective. 1. sluggish; indifferent; not easily aroused to feeling or action; apathetic. 2. not easily excited; cool; calm: »He is phlegmatic; he never seems to get excited about anything. 3. Obsolete … Useful english dictionary
Phleg|e|thon — «FLEHG uh thon, FLEHJ », noun. Greek Mythology. the river of fire, one of the five rivers of Hades. ╂[< Latin Phlegethon < Greek Phlegéthōn, present participle of phlegéthein to burn, blaze] … Useful english dictionary
phleg|mat|i|cal — «flehg MAT uh kuhl», adjective. = phlegmatic. (Cf. ↑phlegmatic) … Useful english dictionary
phleg|ma|tism — «FLEHG muh tihz uhm», noun. phlegmatic character; apathy … Useful english dictionary
phleg|mo|nous — «FLEHG muh nuhs», adjective. 1. having to do with a phlegmon. 2. like a phlegmon … Useful english dictionary
phleg|mon — «FLEHG mon», noun. Medicine. inflammation of connective tissue, especially subcutaneous connective tissue. ╂[< Latin phlegmon < Greek phlegmon inflammation < phlégein to burn] … Useful english dictionary
phleg·mat·ic — … Useful english dictionary
phlegma — phleg·ma … English syllables
