ultra-, ult-
(Latin: beyond, on the other side; excessive, to an extreme degree)
ultramarine
1. A brilliant deep blue color.
2. A vivid or strong blue to purplish blue.
3. A reference to a place beyond the sea.
ultramicrometer
ultramicroscope
ultramicroscopic
ultramicrotome
ultramilitant
1. Militant to an extreme.
2. Someone who is extremely militant.
ultraminiature
ultramodern
ultramondane
ultramontane
ultramontanism
ultramontanist
ultramundane
ultranationalism
ultraplankton
Another term for nanoplankton (very tiny plankton).
Related "above, over, beyond the normal, excessive" word units:
epi-;
hyper-;
super-, supra-.
Inter-related cross references, directly or indirectly, involving word units meaning "more, plentiful, fullness, excessive, over flowing":
copi-;
exuber-;
hyper-;
multi-;
opulen-;
ple-;
pleio-;
plethor-;
poly-;
super-;
total-;
undu-.
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