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Latin Roots (Quarter 1)
latin word roots for Biology honors 9th grade (Quarter 1)
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Biology
9th Grade
11/19/2010
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Term
a, de
 Definition
not, without (denote, asexual)
Term
anti
 Definition
against (antibody)
Term
aqua
 Definition
water (aquaphobic)
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ase
 Definition
enzyme (DNA Helicase)
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ate
 Definition
being (educate)
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ation
 Definition
process (replication)
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auto
 Definition
self, same (automatic)
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bi, di
 Definition
twice, two (bicycle, Adenosine Diphosphate)
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bio
 Definition
life, living (biology)
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ble
 Definition
able (doable)
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cell, cyt
 Definition
storeroom, chamber (jail cell, cytology)
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chlor
 Definition
green (chlorophyll)
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cle, micro
 Definition
small (spectacles, microscope)
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co
 Definition
with (coworker)
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decim
 Definition
ten, one tenth (decimeter)
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duo
 Definition
two (duel)
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duodec
 Definition
twelve (dodecahedron)
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end, endo, intra
 Definition
within (dividend, endothermic, intrapositive)
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exo, extra
 Definition
outside (exothemic, extraordinary)
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hepta,sept
 Definition
seven (heptagon,septuplets)
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hetero
 Definition
different (heterosexual)
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hex, sex
 Definition
six (hexagon, sextuplets)
Term
homo, iso
 Definition
same (homosaphien, isothermic)
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hydro
 Definition
water (hydroelectric)
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hyper
 Definition
above, excessive (hyperactive)
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hypo, sub
 Definition
below, under (hypotonic, subzero)
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ion
 Definition
charge (ionic bond)
Term
itis
 Definition
inflammation (tendonitis)
Term
karyo, nucle
 Definition
nucleus (prokaryotic, nucleolus)
Term
lumin, photo
 Definition
light (illuminate, photography)
Term
ly
 Definition
loosen, dissolve (lygase)
Term
magn
 Definition
enlarge (magnify)
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mono, uni
 Definition
one (monocle, unicycle)
Term
multi, poly
 Definition
many (multicolored, polyssacharides)
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ocl, ocul
 Definition
an eye (binoculars)
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oct
 Definition
eight (octuplets)
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ology
 Definition
study of (zoology)
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ose
 Definition
sugar (glucose)
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pent, quin
 Definition
five (pentagon, quintuplets)
Term
phys
 Definition
nature (physiology)
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post
 Definition
after (post-test)
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pre
 Definition
before (pre-test)
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scop, vis
 Definition
look, see (endoscopy, visible)
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scope
 Definition
viewing instrument (telescope)
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troph
 Definition
consumer(heterotroph)
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