-tomous

== English == === Etymology === From Latin -tomus, introduced by James Dwight Dana, from Ancient Greek τόμος (tómos, “slice, something cut”). Perhaps modelled on Ancient Greek ἀκρότομος (akrótomos, “cut off sharply”, adjective). === Suffix === -tomous (mineralogy, crystallography) Describes the cleavage of minerals. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== -tomy -tomic -tome