-ium

noun suffix

Definition of -IUM

[New Latin, from Latin, ending of some neuter nouns]

a : a chemical element <sodium>

b : cation <tetrazolium>

plural -iums or -ia [New Latin, from Latin, from Greek -ion] : small one : mass —especially in botanical terms <pollinium>

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