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-kinetic

a combining form found on adjectives that correspond to nouns ending in -kinesia or -kinesis: bradykinetic.

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Origin of -kinetic

< Greek kīnēt(ós) (see kineto-) + -ic

Words nearby -kinetic

-ize, -ji, -kin, -kinesia, -kinesis, -kinetic, -kinin, -lagnia, -lalia, -land, -lashed

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