| a suffix meaning “resembling,” “like,” used in the formation of adjectives and nouns (and often implying an incomplete or imperfect resemblance to what is indicated by the preceding element): alkaloid; anthropoid; cardioid; cuboid; lithoid; ovoid; planetoid. |
-oid suff.
Resembling; one that resembles: cancroid.
| -oid
A suffix meaning "like" or "resembling," as in ellipsoid, a geometric solid that resembles an ellipse. |
| OID object identifier |
