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pachy-
word-forming element in science meaning "thick, large, massive," from Latinized form of Greek pakhys "thick, fat, well-fed, dense, stout," from PIE *bhengh- "thick, fat" (source also of Sanskrit bahu- "much, numerous;" Avestan bazah- "height, depth;" Armenian bazum "much;" Hittite pankush "large," panku- (adj.) "total;" Old Norse bingr "heap," Old High German bungo "a bulb;" Latvian biezs "thick").
updated on December 04, 2019
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Dictionary entries near pachy-
paca
pace
pacemaker
pacer
pachinko
pachy-
pachycephalic
pachyderm
pachysandra
pacific
pacification