Scientific Root Words, Prefixes, And Suffixes Scientific Root Words, Prefixes, And Suffixes
a-, an- not, without, lacking
-able capable of
-aceous of or pertaining to
adip- fat
aero- air
agri- field, soil
ambi- both
amyl- starch
ante- before, ahead of time
antho- flower
anti- against, opposite
aqu- water
-ase forms names of enzymes
auto- self
bacter-, bactr- bacterium, stick, club
bi- (Latin) two twice
bi-, bio- (Greek) life, living
-blast- sprout, germ, bud
brev- short
calor- heat
carcin- cancer
cardi- heart
carn- meat, flesh
carp- fruit
carpal- wrist
cata- breakdown, downward
caud- tail
-cell- chamber, small room
centi- hundredth
centr- center
cephal- head
cerebr- brain
chel- claw
chem- dealing with chemicals
chlor- green
co- with, together
coel- hollow
coll- glue
coni- cone
contra- against
corp- body
cort-, cortic- outer layer
cotyl- cup
counter- against
crani- skull
-cul-, -cule small, diminutive
cuti- skin
cyan- blue
-cyst- sac, pouch, bladder
cyt-, -cyte cell, hollow container