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Root Words, Prefixes,and Suffixes
Examples:abiotic,
anaeorobic,asymmetry,
atrophy
a-, an-(G)
without, not
Examples:antediluvian,
American
-an, -ian
native of, pertaining to
Examples:capable,
agreeable, visible
-able, -ible
able, can do
Examples:cardiac,maniac,
hemophiliac
-ac(G)
pertaining to
Examples:reaction,
action
-act-(L)
act
Examples:adjective,adjunct,advise
ad-
at, to, toward
Examples:blockade, lemonade
-ade
result of action
Examples:aerobic,aerosol,
aerodynamics
aero, aeros
air
Example:aesthetic
aesthe, aesthenos
soft
Examples:salvage,
storage, forage
-age
act of, state of, collection of
a grire la ting toEx a mp le s:a g ric u ltu re ,a g ric u ltu ris t
agri
relating to
Examples:agriculture,agriculturist
Examples:gradual,
manual, natural
-al
relating to
Example:neuralgia
-algia
pain
Example:altitude
alt-(L)
high
Ex a mp le:a mp h ib ia n , a mp h ib io u sa mphi-(G)both
Examples:ambidextrous,
ambivalent
ambi-(L)
on both sides
Examples:amble,
ambulance,circumambulate
amb
to go, to walk
Ex a mp le:a mp h ib ia n , a mp h ib io u sa mphi-(G)both
Examples:amphibian, amphibious
amphi-(G)
both
Ex a mp le:a mp h ib ia n , a mp h ib io u sa mphi-(G)both
Examples:antediluvian,
American
-an, -ian
native of, pertaining to
Examples:anaerobic,
anarchy
an-
without
Ex a mp le:a mp h ib ia n , a mp h ib io u sa mphi-(G)both
Examples:anaphase, anarchism
ana-
away
Ex a mp le:a mp h ib ia n , a mp h ib io u sa mphi-(G)both
Examples:assistance, allowance, defiance
-ance, ancy
action, process, state
Examples:androgen,
android
andro-
male
Ex a mp le:a mp h ib ia n , a mp h ib io u sa mphi-(G)both
Examples:annual,
anniversity,annuity
ann-, anno-(L)
year
Examples:animal,
equanimity,unanimous
anim
life, mind, soul, spirit
Examples:antedate,
anteflexion, anterior
ante-(L)
before, in front of
Ex a mp le s:a s s is ta n t,s e rv a n t-a ntpe rforming, a ge nt
Examples:assistant,servant
-ant
performing, agent
Examples:anthropologist,
anthropoid
anthrop-(G)
human
Examples:anthology,Anthozoa
antho, anthos
flower
Examples:anticline,antibody,antibiotic
anti-(G)
against
Examples:anthropologist,
anthropoid
anthrop-(G)
human
Examples:aqueous, aquifer
aqua-(L)
waterEx a mp le s:Arc h a e b a c te ria ,a rc h a e o lo g y,a rc h a ica rc ha , a rc ha ea nc ie nt
Examples:apogee,apology,apostle
apo
away, send
Examples:aqueous, aquifer,aquatic
aq, aqua(L)
water
Examples:Archaebacteria,
archaeology,archaic
archa, archae
ancient
Example:arena
aren
sand
Ex a mp le s:Arc h a e b a c te ria ,a rc h a e o lo g y,a rc h a ica rc ha , a rc ha ea nc ie nt
Examples:anthropoid,
anthropological
arthro
jointed
Example:artiodactyl
artio-, artios-
even
Examples:dictionary, dormitory,
aviary, ordinary
-ary, -ery, -ory
relating to, quality, place
where
Examples:dictionary, dormitory,
aviary, ordinary
-ary, -ery, -ory
relating to, quality, place
where
Example:ascus
ascus, askos
bag
astr, aster,astro(L, G)
starExamples:
astronomy, astronauts,
asteroid
Examples:liquidate, segregate
-ate
cause, make
Examples:atmosphere,atmospheric
atmos
air
Examples:liquidate, segregate
-ate
cause, make
Examples:autotroph,automatic
auto-(G)
self
Examples:avian,
aviculture,aviatrix, aviation
avis
bird
Ex a mp le s:b a ro me te r,b a ro g ra p hba r-, ba ro-(G)pre s s ure , he a v y, we ight
Examples:barometer,barograph
bar-, baro-(G)
pressure, heavy, weight
Examples:bathyscaphe,bathysphere
bathys
deep
Examples:bilateral,
bipedal, bivalve,biweekly
bi-(L)
two, twice, double
Ex a mp le s:b a ro me te r,b a ro g ra p hba r-, ba ro-(G)pre s s ure , he a v y, we ight
Examples:benefit,
benefactor
bene
good
Examples:biogenesis, biosphere,
biology, biome
bio-, bios(G)
life, living
brac, brachios
arm
Examples:bracelet,
brachiopod
Example:bryophyte
bryos
moss
Examples:capitalism,precipitous,
caption
cap, capit, cipit
head, headlong
Examples:carnivore,carnage
carn-
flesh
Examples:cardiac,
cardiology, discord
cardi, cardio, cord, cour
(G)
heart
Examples:precede,
supercede
cede
go
Example:Cenozoic
ceno
recent
Ex a mp le s:c e n trip e ta l,c e n trifu g a lc e ntr-, c e ntri-(G)middle
Examples:centripetal,centrifugal
centr-, centri-(G)
middle
Examples:century,
centimeter
cent-, centi-(L)
hundred,hundredth
Ex a mp le s:c e n trip e ta l,c e n trifu g a lc e ntr-, c e ntri-(G)middle
Examples:cephalopod,
cephalic
ceph, cephalo
head
Examples:chemist,
chemistry,
chem-(G)
matter, drug
Examples:triceratops,
keratin
-cerat-, kerat(G)
horn
Examples:chlorophyll,chloroplast
chloros
pale green
Examples:chromatic,
chromatography,chromosome
chroma-, chromo
(G)
colored
Examples:hericide,
insecticide, pesticide
-cide(L)
killer, killing
Examples:chronology,chronometer
chrono-(G)
time
Ex a mp le s:ma gic ia n, optic ia n, phy s ic ia n-c ineha v ing a s pe c ific s k ill
Examples:magician, optician, physician
-cine
having a specific skill
Examples:circumference,
circadian,circuit
circ-,circum-, circa
(L)
around,about
Examples:anticline,syncline
cline
folded
Examples:occlude,
preclusionseclude
clud, clus
close
Examples:covalent,
coefficient, convergent
co-, com-, con-(L, G)
with, together
Examples:corpus luteum,
corpuscles
corpus-(L)
body
Examples:contraception,
contradict
contra
against
Examples:crypt, cryptic, cryptogram
crypt, cryph
hidden
Example:current
curr-(L)
run
Examples:molecule, miniscule
-cule
very small
Examples:cycle, cyclone,
bicycle
cyci, cyc-,cyclo
(G)
circle, cycle, Examples:
advocacy, normalcy,prophecy
-cy
action, function
Examples:decagon,decimal
dec-, deci-(L)
ten, tenth
Examples:deduce,deform,
defoliate,decompose
de-(L)
away from,remove
Examples:demography,democracy
demo-, demos(L)
people
Examples:dental, dentist,
denture
den, dens
tooth
Examples:dendrite,
dendrochronology
dendr, dendro
tree
Examples:epidermis,
dermatology
derm, derma(G)
skin
Examples:diatomic,disectiondivision
di-(L)
two
Examples:diaphragm,diameter, diastolic
dia-(G)
across, through, apart
Examples:prediction,dictionary
-dict-(L)
say, speak
Example:circadian
dies, dian(L)
day
Examples:disrespect,disarray,
disassemble
dis-(L)
apart
Examples:reduce,deduce, produce
-duc-(L)
to lead, bring, take
Examples:dormant,dormitory,dormancy
-dorm-(L)
sleep
Examples:dynamite,dynamic
dyna
power
Examples:dysfunctional,
dyspeptic
dys
bad
echi-, enchino
spine
Examples:Echidna,
echinoderm
Examples:ecosystem,ecological
eco
house
Examples:ectoderm,
ectoparasite
ecto
outside
Examples:employee, nominee, refugee
ee-
one who receives the
actionExamples:baker,
carpenter, brewer
-eer, -or
on who, that which
Ex a mp le s:g o ld e n ,wo o d e ne n-ma de of
Examples:organelle
ella, elle
small
Ex a mp le s:g o ld e n ,wo o d e ne n-ma de of
Examples:golden,wooden
-en
made of
Examples:lengthen,
soften
en-
to cause to be
Examples:endoplasmic, endothermic
end-, endo-(G)
within
Examples:diffence,
conference, urgency
-ence, ency
action, state of, quality
Examples:biennial,
centennial,millennium
enni
year
Examples:epicenter,epidermis,epiglottis
epi-(G)
on top
Examples:equation,equinox,equator
equ-, equi(L)
equal
Examples:adolescent, obsolescent
-escent
in the process of
Examples:genesis, neurosis, osmosis
-esis, osis
action, process, condition
Examples:Japanese,
Vietnamese
ese-
a native of
Examples:midget, octet,
baronet
-et, -ette
small one, group
Examples:poetess, goddess
-ess
female
Examples:eubacteria,eukaryote
eu
true
Examples:extinct,
excretion,excretory system
ex-(G)
out of, out from
Examples:exoskeleton, exothermic,exosphere
exo-(G)
outside, outer, external
Examples:extraterrestrial, extrapolation
extra-(L)
outside, beyond
Examples:scientific, specific
-fic
making, causing
Examples:Porifera,
ferry
fer, fera, ferre
carry
Examples:filament,
filet
-fil-
a thread
Examples:final,
infinite
-fin-(L)
end
Examples:flexor, flexible
-flex-(L)
bend
Examples:foliage, foliation
folia
leaf
Examples:foreleg, forensic,
foreshadow
fore-(L)
before, in front of
Examples:transform,formation
-form-(L)
shape
Examples:fraction,fracture,infraction
-fract-(L)
break
Example:fragment,
fragile
frag-(L)
break
Examples:frightful, beautiful,
helpful
-ful
full of
Examples:diffuse,
transfusion
-fus-(L)
pour
Examples:fusible,fusilade
fusi
spindle
Examples:purify,
rectify, acidify, humidify
-fy(L)
to make
Examples:gastric,
gastrointestinal,gastropod
gastro
stomach
Examples:generate,
genealogy, genetics
gen-(G)
begin, birth
Examples:carcinogenic,
cytogenic, mutagenic
genesis, -genic
(L)
origin, birth
Examples:geography,
geology
-geo-(G)
earth
Example:Gibbous
gibbous(L)
humped
Examples:gravity,
gravitropism
gravi-(L)
heavy
Examples:seismograph,
telegraph, tropography
-graph, graphy(G)
write, process of recording
Example:progress
gress
to go
Example:hemispheres
hemi-(G)
half
Examples:hheliocentric,
Helios, heliotrope
helio
sun
Examples:herbaceous,
herbal, herbivore
herba-(L)
grass, plants
Examples:heterotrophic, heterosexual, heterozygous
hetero-(G)
different ,other
Examples:hexagon,hexane
hex-(G)
six
Examples:hominid,
Homo sapiens
hom-, homo-(L)
man
Examples:hologram,holograph
holo
completely, entirely
Examples:homogeneous, homologous, homzygous
homeo, homo(G)
alike, same
Examples:hominid,
Homo sapiens
hom-, homo-(L)
man
Examples:childhood,
neighborhood,motherhood
-hood
order, quality
Examples:hydrology,
hydroelectric,hydrophobia
hydr-, hudro-(G)
water
Example:hyaloplasm
hyal, hyalo
glassy
Examples:hyperactive,
hyperglycemia, hypertonic
hyper-(G)
over
Examples:hypodermic,
hypoglycemia,hypotenuse
hypo-(G)
beneath, below, under
Examples:hypnosis,hypnotic,hynotize
hypno-
sleep
Examples:biblical,physical
-ical
pertaining to,having the nature
of
Examples:metamorphic,
anthropomorphic
-ic, -tic(G)
pertaining to,having to do with
Examples:justice,malice
-ice
condition, state, quality
Examples:ichthyology,ichthyosaur
ichthys
fish
Examples:fluid, flouride, torrid, canid
-id, ide
something connected to or
belonging to
Examples:ignite,
igneous rock
ign-(L)
fire
Examples:inorganic,
invertebrate, involuntary
in-(L)
not
Examples:infrared,
infrasonic
infra-(L)
below
Examples:feminine,
masculine, medicine
-ine
having the nature or
characteristic of
Examples:international,interphase,interstellar
inter-(L)
between, among
Examples:intracellular,intramural
intra-(L)
within, inside
Examples:contagion, infection, aversion
-ion, sion, tion
act of, state of, result of
Examples:introspect,
introversion, introvert
intro-(L)
into, within
Examples:alcoholism,
heroism, communism
-ism
system, manner,
condition
Examples:isotope, isobar,
isotherm
iso-(G)
equal
Examples:scientist,socialist,terrorist
-ist(G)
one who,that which
Examples:graphite, sulfite,
neophyte
-ite, yte
nature of, quality of
Examples:appendicities,
arthritis, hepatitis
-itis(G)
disease, inflammation
Examples:captivity,
carity
-ity, -ty
state of quality
Examples:conclusive,
festive, restive
-ive
causing
Examples:emphasize,
anthropomorphize
-ize
to make (like)
Examples:eject, reject,
inject, subject
ject
throw
Examples:leukemia,leukocyte
leuco, leuk
white, colorless
Examples:careless,fearless
-less
without
Examples:lever,
elevation,elevator
-lev-(L)
raise
Examples:lingo, lingual,
linguistlinguistics
lingo, lingua
tongue
Examples:lithosphere,
lithospheric plate
litho-, -lithic(G)
rock, stone
Examples:biology,zoology
-logos, -logy(G)
word, the study of
Examples:dialogue,
monologue,prologue
log, logue
word, thought, speech
Examples:lunar,
lunar eclipse,lunar year
lun, luna(L)
moon
Examples:clearly,
fearlessly
-ly
like
Examples:hemolysis, hydrolysis, lysosome
-lys-, -lysis(L)
dissolution, destruction
Examples:reject,inject
-ject(L)
throw
Examples:magnify,
magnitude
magni-(L)
great, big
Examples:macrophage,macrocasm
macr-, macro-(g)
long, large, great
Examples:maladjusted,malpractice
mal
bad
Examples:manuscript,
manual
manu
hand
Examples:maritime polar,
maritime tropical
mari-(L)
seaExamples:
mechanical digestion,
mechanical energy
mechan-(G)
machine
Examples:momentum,amazement,contentment
-ment(L)
an act
Example:mesosphere
meso
middle
Examples:metamorphic rock,metamorphosis
meta-(L, G)
change, after, beyond
Examples:kilometer,
centimeter,micrometer
-meter(G)
measure
Examples:midbrain,midyear
mid-
middle
Examples:microscope,microscopic,microbiology
micro-(G)
small
Examples:mistake,
misfortune,misconception
mis-
bad, wrong
Examples:monocular,
monocotyledon, monoecious
mon-, mono-(G)
one, single
Examples:mortal,
mortality
mort-(L)
death
Examples:metamorphic rock,metamorphosis,
ectomorph
-morph-(G)
shape, form
Examples:mutation,mutualism
mut-(L)
change
Examples:multicellular,
multiply
multi-(L)
many
Examples:neoplasm,Neolithic,
neodymium
neo-(L)
new
Example:willingness
-ness
the quality,state of
Examples:neurology,
neuromuscular,neuron
neuro(G)
nerve
Examples:nocturnal, equinox
noct-, -nox(L)
night
Examples:nonrenewable,
nonvascular plant,non-sexual
non-(L)
not
Example:nova
nova(G)
new
Examples:nucleus,
nuclear energy,nuclear membrane
nuci-(L)
kernal, nut
Examples:asteroid,
humanoid,tabloid
-oid(G)
like
Examples:octopus,octagon,octave
oct(G)
eight
Examples:omnivore,
omnipurpose,omnitolerant
omni(L)
all
Examples:optical,optic
oph-, opt-(G)
eye
Example:triceratops
-ops(G)
face
Examples:orthodox,
orthodonist
ortho
straight
Examples:ovary,
ovulation
ov-, ova-(L)
egg
Examples:generous,glorious
-ous(L)
having, full of
Examples:paleontology
paleontologist,Paleolinthic
paleo-(G)
ancient
Examples:Pangaea,panache,
panophobia
pan-(G)
every
Examples:parallel circuit,
parasite, parasitism
para(G)
beside
Examples:pedoscope,
tripod
-ped-, pod-(L)
foot
Examples:pendent,pendulum
pend-(L)
hang
Examples:pentagon,
pentagram,pentatonic
pent-(G)
five
Examples:percolate,
permeability,perpendicular
per-(L)
through
Examples:perimeter,periphery
peri-(G)
around
Examples:petrified,
petrified fossil,petroleum
petr-(G)
rock
Example:esophagus, Sarcophagia
-phag(G)
eat
Example:telephone
-phon-(G)
sound
Example:hydrophobia
-phobia(G)
fear
Examples:microphone,
telephone
-phon-(G)
sound
Examples:photon,
photograph,photosysnthesis
photo-(G)
light
Examples:physics,
physical science,physiology
phys-(L, G)
body, natural
Examples:chlorophyll, sporophyll
phyll
leaf
Examples:pictogram,
picture
pict-(L)
to paint
Examples:plate tectonics,
plateau
plate, plateo
flat
Examples:duplex,
multiplex
-plex(L)
multiplied by a specific number
Examples:pseudopod,
tripod
pod
foot
Examples:polygon,polymer
poly-(G)
many
Examples:report,
transport
-port-(L)
carry
Examples:posterior, postnatal,
postpartum
post(L)
after, behind
Examples:prophase,prediction
pre-, pro-(L, G)
before, forward
Examples:primitive,
prime meridian, primary
prim-(L)
first
Examples:prophase,prologos
pro-(G)
before, earlier
Examples:pro-American,
proslavery
pro-(L)
for
Examples:protocells, prototype
proto, protos
first
Examples:pseudopod,pseudonym
pseudo
false
Examples:psychologist,psychology,psychosis
psycho
mind
Example:pyroclastic,pyramidal,pyrolusite
pyr, pyro(G)
fire
Examples:quintaplets,pentagon,
quint, penta(L, G)
four, fourth
Examples:quadralateral,
quandrant,quadrillion
quad-(L)
four, fourth
Example:radar,
radiation,radiactive
rad-(L)
ray
Examples:reproduction,
reactant,reaction
re-(L)
again
Examples:rectroactive,retrospect
retro
backward
Examples:erupt,disrupt
-rupt-(L)
break
Example:mycorrihiza
rhiza
root
Examples:science, scientist
sci-(L)
know
Example:dinosaur
saur, sauros(G)
lizard, reptile
Examples:disect
intersection
-sect(L)
cut
Examples:microscopetelescope
-scope(G)
look at
Examples:microscopetelescope
-scope(G)
look at
Example:manuscript
script
write
Examples:disect
intersection
-sect(L)
cut
Example:sediment,
sedimentary
-sed-(L)
settle, sit
Examples:seismograph,seismology
seism(G)
earthquake
Examples:semicircle,semilunar,
semiconductors
semi(G)
half
Examples:osteoperosis,
synthesis,analysis
-sis(G)
condition of
Examples:sequencefrequency
sequ-(L)
follow
Examples:dissolve,solution
solu-, solv-(L)
loosen
Examples:solar,
solar panel
sol-(L)
sun
Examples:centrosome, lysosome, somatic, somite
soma(G)
body
Examples:inspect,
specticles,retrospective
-spec-, spect-(L)
look
Examples:sphere,
biosphere
-sphere-(G)
ball, globe
Examples:gymnosperm,
sperm
sperm-, sperma
seed
Examples:constellation,
interstellar
-stella-(L)
star
Examples:stratus,
stratosphere
strat-(L)
sheet, spread
Examples:subspecies, substitution
sub, sup(L)
below, under, smaller than
Examples:supraorbital, suprarenal
supra(L)
above, upon
Examples:supercerebral, superconductor
super-(L)
above, upper
Examples:photosynthesis,
synthesis
sy-, sym-, syn-, sys-
(G)
likeness, similiarity, being
together
Examples:telescope,telephone,telegram
tele-(G)
distant, far
Example:telophase
telo-, telos(G)
end
Examples:tenacious,
tenant
ten-(L)
to hold
Examples:terminate,terminal
termin-(L)
end
Examples:extemporaneous,
temporal, temporize
tempor
time
Examples:terminate,terminal
termin-(L)
end
Examples:tenacious,
tenant
ten-(L)
to hold
Examples:tetrapod,
tetrahedral,
tetra-(L)
four
Examples:terrain,
terrestrial,terrace
terr, terra(L)
earth, land
Examples:thermal,
thermometerthermos
therm-, thermo(G)
heat
Examples:thylkoid
thulakos
pouch
Examples:antitoxin, toxic,
toxin
tox, toxikon(G)
poison
Ex a mp le s:p h o to tro p ic ,tro p o s p h e retrop-, tropo-(G)turn
Ex a mp le s:p h o to tro p ic ,tro p o s p h e retrop-, tropo-(G)turn
Examples:triploid,
tripod, triangle,trilateral
tri-(G)
three
Examples:transcontinental,
transit,transpiration
trans-(L)
across, beyond,through
Ex a mp le s:p h o to tro p ic ,tro p o s p h e retrop-, tropo-(G)turn
Ex a mp le s:p h o to tro p ic ,tro p o s p h e retrop-, tropo-(G)turn
Examples:phototropic,troposphere
trop-, tropo-(G)
turn
Examples:autotroph, dystrophy, heterotroph
-troph-,throphe
(G)
to feed or eat
Ex a mp le s:p h o to tro p ic ,tro p o s p h e retrop-, tropo-(G)turn
Ex a mp le s:p h o to tro p ic ,tro p o s p h e retrop-, tropo-(G)turn
Examples:frailty,
electricity,likeness
-ty, -ity,-ness(L) (G)
the quality or state of being
subtle
Ex a mp le s:p h o to tro p ic ,tro p o s p h e retrop-, tropo-(G)turn
Ex a mp le s:p h o to tro p ic ,tro p o s p h e retrop-, tropo-(G)turn
Examples:unbalance,
unconformity
un-(L, G)
not
Ex a mp le s:p h o to tro p ic ,tro p o s p h e retrop-, tropo-(G)turn
Ex a mp le s:p h o to tro p ic ,tro p o s p h e retrop-, tropo-(G)turn
Examples:unicellular,
unit, unisom
uni, unis(L)
one
Ex a mp le s:p h o to tro p ic ,tro p o s p h e retrop-, tropo-(G)turn
Ex a mp le s:p h o to tro p ic ,tro p o s p h e retrop-, tropo-(G)turn
Example:vernal equinox
vernal(L)
spring season
Examples:vaccine,
vaccinate
vacc
cow
Ex a mp le s:p h o to tro p ic ,tro p o s p h e retrop-, tropo-(G)turn
Examples:virile,virtue
vir-(L)
manEx a mp le:in v itrov itrogla s s y
Example:invitro
vitro
glassy
Ex a mp le s:p h o to tro p ic ,tro p o s p h e retrop-, tropo-(G)turn
Ex a mp le s:p h o to tro p ic ,tro p o s p h e retrop-, tropo-(G)turn
Examples:vocal,
vocabulary
voc-(L)
call
Ex a mp le s:p h o to tro p ic ,tro p o s p h e retrop-, tropo-(G)turn
Ex a mp le s:p h o to tro p ic ,tro p o s p h e retrop-, tropo-(G)turn
Examples:volcano,volcanic
vocan-(L)
fire, heat
Examples:revolve,revolver,revolution
-vol-, -volv-(L)
turn, roll
Ex a mp le s:p h o to tro p ic ,tro p o s p h e retrop-, tropo-(G)turn
Ex a mp le s:p h o to tro p ic ,tro p o s p h e retrop-, tropo-(G)turn
Examples:herbivore,carnivore
-vor-, vore(L)
devour, eat
Ex a mp le s:p h o to tro p ic ,tro p o s p h e retrop-, tropo-(G)turn
Ex a mp le s:p h o to tro p ic ,tro p o s p h e retrop-, tropo-(G)turn
Examples:toward,
forward, upward
-ward
having a particular
direction or location
Example:werewolf
were-
man
Ex a mp le s:p h o to tro p ic ,tro p o s p h e retrop-, tropo-(G)turn
Ex a mp le s:p h o to tro p ic ,tro p o s p h e retrop-, tropo-(G)turn
Examples:clockwise,saleswise
-wise
in the direction,with respect to
Ex a mp le s:p h o to tro p ic ,tro p o s p h e retrop-, tropo-(G)turn
Ex a mp le s:p h o to tro p ic ,tro p o s p h e retrop-, tropo-(G)turn
Examples:xeric,
xerophyte
xeros(G)
dry
Examples:xenon,
xenophobe
xeno
strange, foreign
Ex a mp le s:p h o to tro p ic ,tro p o s p h e retrop-, tropo-(G)turn
Ex a mp le s:p h o to tro p ic ,tro p o s p h e retrop-, tropo-(G)turn
Examples:holozoic, protozoa, zoology, zoospore
zo, zoon(G)
animal
Example:zygote
zygo, zygous
joined
Ex a mp le s:p h o to tro p ic ,tro p o s p h e retrop-, tropo-(G)turn
Ex a mp le s:p h o to tro p ic ,tro p o s p h e retrop-, tropo-(G)turn