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PLTW Pre/Suffix-1
Scientific Prefixes & Suffixes Set 1
Term | Definition |
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a-, an- | not, without, lacking, deficient |
ab- | away from, out from |
-able | capable of |
ac- | to, toward |
-aceous | of or pertaining to |
acou-, acous- | hear |
ad- | to, toward |
aden- | gland |
adip- | fat |
aero- | air |
agri- | field, soil |
-al | having the character of |
alb- | white |
alg-, -algia | pain |
alto- | high |
ambi- | both |
ameb- | change, alteration |
amni- | fetal membrane |
amphi-. ampho- | both |
amyl- | starch |
ana- | up, back, again |
andro- | man, masculine |
anemo- | wind |
ang- | choke, feel pain |
angi- | blood, vessel, duct |
ante- | before, ahead of time |
anter- | front |
antho- | flower |
anti- | against, opposite |
anthropo- | man, human |
-ap-, -aph- | touch |
apo-, ap- | away from |
aqu- | water |
archaeo- | primitive, ancient |
-ary, -arium | denotes a place for something |
arteri- | artery |
arthr- | joint, articulation |