Chemistry Etymology 1

aceto

vinegar, acid

adipo

animal fat; adipocere

amphi

about; around; both sides; amphibian

aqueo

water; aqua

argenti, argento

silver

astragalo

astragalus

auri, auro

gold

auto

self, automatic

azo

pertaining to nitrogen

bio

living; life, biochemistry

chemo

chemical

chlor

green, chlorine

cupro

copper

dis

to undo; free form; apart; away; the opposite of; distant

dolicho

long

dorso

back; dorsal

dosi

dose; dosage

electro

electricity

ferri, ferro, sildero

iron

glyco (gluco)

sweet; sugar; glucose

halo, sali

salt; saline

hepta

seven; seventh

hexa

six

hector, hecato

one-hundred; one-hundredth

hyalo

glass

hydro, hygro

water; fluid; moisture, damp; humid

hyper

above; beyond; excessive, over, more than normal, hypertonic

hypo

below; lack; deficiency; under; less than normal; hypotonic

iso

equal; isotonic

kilo

one-thousand; one-thousandth

octi

eight; eigth

penta

five

pharmaco

drug

phyto

plant

plumbi; plumbo

lead; plumbing used to be all made with lead

poly

much; many

psychro

cold

rhodo

rose

saccaro

sugar; sachharide

sidero

iron

stereo

three dimenstional; solid; sterophonic

sulf

sulfur

tetra

four; fourfoid; tetrahedral

themo

heat; thermometer

thio

sulfur

tri, triplo

three; triple