grapho-, graph-, -graph, -graphy, -grapher, -graphia +
(Greek: to scratch; to write, to record, to draw, to describe; that which is written or described)
As indicated at the bottom of this page, there are at least 1,140 graphic word groups in this unit. Such an extensive listing is provided to show how significant the grapho- element is to the English language.
bibliographer
One who writes about books, describing their authorship, printing, publication, etc.
bibliographic
1. A descriptive term for a list of books and articles consulted, appearing at the end of a book or other text.
2. Referring to a list of books and articles on a particular subject.
3. A reference to the process of organizing the history of books and other publications, and the work of classifying and describing them.
bibliographical
Of, relating to, or dealing with bibliography or the systematic description and history of books, their authorship, printing, publication, editions, physical description, etc.
bibliography, bibliograph
1. The writing of books.
2. The systematic description and history of books, their authorship, printing, publication, editions, physical description, etc.
3. A list of the books of a particular author, printer, or country, or of those dealing with any particular theme; the literature of a subject.
4. A list of source materials used or consulted in the preparation of a written work or referred to in the text.
To read without reflecting is like eating without digesting.
—Edmund Burke
bioautography
1. A bioassay of certain compounds, usually antibiotics or vitamins, by evaluating their ability to enhance the growth of some organism and to repress that of others.
2. Classification of organic material by using solid absorbents that have affinities for specific elements.
3. An analytical technique in which organic compounds are separated by chromatography and identified by studying their effects on microorganisms.
biobibliographical
Dealing with the life and writings of an author.
biobibliography
1. A bibliography containing biographical information about the author or authors.
2. A bibliography containing biographical sketches of listed authors.
biodemography
The science dealing with the integration of ecology and the genetics of human populations.
biog, bio
Short for "biography".
biogeograph
The science of the geographical distribution of living things, animal and vegetable.
biogeographer
A specialist in biogeography or someone who studies the distributions of living things; such as, plant and animal life in the earth's environment and the biological and historical factors that produced such distributions.
biogeographic
A reference to the science of the geographical distribution of living things, animal and vegetable.
biogeographical
Referring to the study of the geographic distribution of plants and animals.
biogeographically
Describing situations involving the study of the geographic distribution of plants and animals.
biogeographic regions
Regions of the world containing recognizably distinct and characteristic endemic fauna or flora.
Related "writing" word units:
glypto-;
gram-;
scrib-, script-.