dystomic

D2Y4S1T1O1M3I1C3
US/dɪˈstɑmɪk/

adjective

Having imperfect fracture or cleavage.

OriginAncient Greek τέμνω →
Scrabble 16
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

adjectivedystomic (comparative more dystomic, superlative most dystomic)

comparative more dystomic · superlative most dystomic · alternative dystomous

  1. chemistryHaving imperfect fracture or cleavage.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekτέμνω“I cut”
  2. Englishdystomic

From dys- (“defective”) + -tome (“cutting, section”) + -ic (“adjectival suffix”), ultimately from Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō, “I cut”).

More words from Ancient Greek

Full word history & related roots →

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with dystomic

economicatomicautonomicsubatomicuneconomiccardioautonomiccentrosomicdomicepitomicneuroautonomicNostradamicpreautonomic
All rhymes →
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: dystomic on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.