| irido- or irid- pref. 1. Rainbow: iridescent. 2. Iris of the eye: iridectomy. 3. Iridium: iridosmine. [From Latin  ris, rid-, rainbow, from Greek; see wei- in Indo-European roots.] |
irido- before a vowel, irid-
combining form
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) denoting the iris of the eye or the genus of plants iridectomy iridaceous
2. denoting a rainbow iridescent
[from Latin irid-, iris]
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