-leptic

suffix

Of or relating to a condition of seizing, as in nympholeptic.

OriginAncient Greek λῆψις →
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Meanings

suffix
  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. chemistryDescribing a coordination compound having some type(s) of ligand.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekλῆψις“taking hold, seizing”
  2. English-leptic

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

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Translations

German -leptisch
  • -leptischof or relating to a condition of seizing
Irish -leipteach
  • -leipteachof or relating to a condition of seizing
Norwegian -leptisk
  • -leptiskof or relating to a condition of seizing
Polish -leptyczny
  • -leptycznyof or relating to a condition of seizing
Swedish -leptisk
  • -leptiskof or relating to a condition of seizing
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APA

-leptic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-leptic

MLA

“-leptic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-leptic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-leptic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-leptic.

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