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Scientific Roots
Scientific Root Words, Prefixes, Suffixes
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Science
9th Grade
01/28/2013
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Term
a-, an-
 Definition
not, without, lacking, deficient
Term
ab-
 Definition
away from, out from
Term
-able
 Definition
capable of
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ad-
 Definition
to, toward
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ante-
 Definition
before, ahead of time
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anti-
 Definition
against, opposite
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-ation
 Definition
noun form; the act of
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atmo-
 Definition
vapor
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audi-
 Definition
hear
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auto-
 Definition
self
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bi- (Latin)
 Definition
two, twice
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bi- (Greek)
 Definition
life, living
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bene-
 Definition
well, good
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calor-
 Definition
heat
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co-
 Definition
with, together
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contra-
 Definition
against
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crypt-
 Definition
hidden, covered
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de-
 Definition
away from, down
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du-, duo-
 Definition
two
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en-, endo-, ent-
 Definition
in, into, within
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ex-
 Definition
out of, away from
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extra-
 Definition
beyond, outside
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grad-
 Definition
step
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hex-
 Definition
six
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homo- (Latin)
 Definition
man, human
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homo- (Greek)
 Definition
same, alike
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in-, il-, im- ir-
 Definition
not
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in-, il-, im-, ir-
 Definition
to, toward, into
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intra-
 Definition
between
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inter-
 Definition
within, inside
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-ism
 Definition
a state or condition
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-ist
 Definition
person who deals with
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-ology
 Definition
study of
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-meter, metry
 Definition
measurement
Term
mono-
 Definition
one, single
Term
mort-
 Definition
death
Term
multi-
 Definition
many
Term
neo-
 Definition
new, recent
Term
non-
 Definition
not
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ob-
 Definition
against
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ocul-
 Definition
eye
Term
oct-
 Definition
eight
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omni-
 Definition
all
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pan-
 Definition
all
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par-, para-
 Definition
beside, near; equal
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phil-
 Definition
loving, fond of
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port-
 Definition
carry
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post-
 Definition
after, behind
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pre-
 Definition
before, ahead of time
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prim-
 Definition
first
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pro-
 Definition
forward, favoring, before
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re-
 Definition
again, back
Term
-scribe, -script
 Definition
write
Term
semi-
 Definition
half, partly
Term
-sis
 Definition
condition, state
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-sphere
 Definition
ball, round
Term
stereo-
 Definition
solid, 3-dimensional
Term
sym-, syn-
 Definition
together, the same
Term
tele-
 Definition
far off, distant
Term
therm-
 Definition
heat
Term
trans-
 Definition
across
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tri-
 Definition
three
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uni-
 Definition
one, single
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sub-
 Definition
under
Term
sci-
 Definition
know, knowledge
Term
opt-
 Definition
eye
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