See Also: pycno-(medicine)
pycno-(dictionary)

pycno- (iou)



pycno- combining form of Greek puknos thick, dense: see -O-. Also pykno-; before a vowel pycn-.
pycno'chlorite noun (Mineralogy) a chlorite having the same silicon content as clinochlore but more iron E20.
pycnocline noun a layer in which water density increases rapidly with depth, esp. in oceans M20.
pycnoco'nidium noun (Botany) = PYCNIDIOSPORE L19.
pycnogon noun = PYCNOGONID noun E20.
pycnohy'drometer noun a combination of a pycnometer and a hydrometer L19.
pyc'nometer noun a vessel used for measuring the relative density of a liquid, using a calibrated capillary M19.
pycno'metric adjective involving or employing a pycnometer E20.
pycnospore noun (Botany) (a) = PYCNIDIOSPORE; (b) = PYCNIOSPORE: L19.