-leptic

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek λῆψις (lêpsis, taking hold, seizing) + -ic, as in Ancient Greek ληπτικός (lēptikós).

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-leptic

  1. Of or relating to a condition of seizing, as in nympholeptic.
  2. A person who is afflicted with a condition prone to cause violent seizures, as in epileptic.
  3. (chemistry) Describing a coordination compound having some type(s) of ligand.

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