-leptic
suffixEtymology From Ancient Greek λῆψις (lêpsis, “taking hold, seizing”) + -ic, as in Ancient Greek ληπτικός (lēptikós).
1
Morpheme Of or relating to a condition of seizing, as in nympholeptic.
2
Morpheme A person who is afflicted with a condition prone to cause violent seizures, as in epileptic.
3
Chemistry, Natural sciences, Physical sciences Morpheme Describing a coordination compound having some type(s) of ligand.
- Derived terms
- epileptic, organoleptic, narcoleptic, neuroleptic
- Related terms
- -lepsy