Word Stem List #7

AP Lang - Krol

chrom

• chrome, chromatic, chromatin, chromosome, polychrome, monochrome

color

form

• coliform, formation, formative, formula, uniform, oviform, reform

shape

sequ

• consecutive, sequence, sequel, obsequious, consequence, subsequent

follow

glyc

• glycemia, glycerin, glycerol, glycogen, hypoglycemia, glucose

sweet

hemo

• hemoglobin, hemorrhage, hemophilia, hemolysis, hemoid, hemostat

blood

ultima

• ultimate, ultimatum, penultimate, Ultima Thule, ultimogeniture

last

infra

• infraorbital, infrared, infrasonic, infra dig, infralapsarianism

beneath

leuko

• leukocyte, leukemia, leukocytosis, leucite, leucoplast, leucocratic

white

lys

• hemolysis, electrolysis, electrolyte, analysis, dialysis, lysis

break down

meso

• mesophilic, mezzotint, mesomorph, Mesozoic, Mesopotamia, mesophyll

middle

milli

• millimeter, millipede, milligram, milliliter, million, millimicron

thousandth

mem

• memory, memorandum, commemorate, memorial, memo, memoir

remember

gress

• congress, egress, digress, progress, aggression, regress, ingress

step

labor

• labor, laborious, collaborate, laboratory, elaborate, labored

work

myo

• myocardium, myopia, myoglobin, myogram, myocarditis, myotomy

muscle

vac

• vacant, vacuum, vacation, evacuate, vacuous, vacuole, vacuity

empty

oligo

• oligosaccharide, oligarchy, oligocarpous, Oligocene, oligoclase

few or small

ose

• lactose, fructose, sucrose, glucose, dextrose, dextroglucose

sugar

osis

• neurosis, psychosis, ichthyosis, erythroblastosis, thrombosis, meiosis

condition

tude

• pulchritude, multitude, solitude, turpitude, rectitude, aptitude, similitude

state of

patho

• pathogenic, psychopath, sociopath, pathological, idiopathic

disease

phag

• phagocyte, bacteriophage, geophagy, anthropophagite, sarcophagus

eat

phor

• euphoria, conidiophore, metaphor, chromatophore, dysphoria, anaphora

carry

phyt

• phytotoxin, sporophyte, neophyte, gametophyte, phytochrome

plant

phyll

• chlorophyll, phyllotaxis, phyllopod, phyllophagous, monophyllous

leaf

pleo

• pleomorphic, pleonasm, pleochroic, Pliocene, pleophagous, pleopod

more

pod

• pseudopod, arthropod, diplopoda, cephalopod, podiatrist, gastropod

foot

soror

• sorority, sororicide, sorosis, sororize, sororal, sorites

sister

a

• data, phenomena, vacteria, Cephalopoda, phyla, effluvia, trivia, Nematoda

plural

val

• valiant, valid, equivalent, devaluate, evaluate, ambivalent, covalent

worth

para

• parable, parapsychology, parabola, paradigm, paradox, paraphrase

beside, near

dom

• dominate, predominant, dominion, domineering, subdominant, domain

rule

erg

• energy, ergonomics, erg-second, ergatocracy, exergonic, synergy

work

rhiz

• rhizoid, rhizome, rhizomorphous, rhizophagous, rhizanthous

root

sapro

• saprophytic, saprophyte, saprogenic, saprolite, saprophilous

rotten

schizo

• Schizomycetes, schizophrenia, schism, schizocarp, schizoid, schizopod

divide

hippo

• hippopotamus, hippodrome, hippogriff, hipparch, eohippus

horse

som

• somatic, chromosome, lysosome, somatoplasm, psychosomatic, somatology

body

spor

• endospore, sporophyte, sporangia, Sporozoa, sporogenesis, macrospore

seed

sta

• hemostat, stasis, station, stationary, status quo, apostasy, hypostatize, static

stop

rhodo

• rhododendron, rhodolite, Rhode Island, rhodium

rose

taxis

• syntax,  chemotaxis, taxidermy, phyllotaxis, taxonomy, ataxia

arrangement

vol

• volunteer, malevolent, benevolent, volition, involuntary

will

frat

• fraternity, fraternal, fratricide, fraternize

brother

trich

• monotrichous, trichina, trichocysts, trichinosis, trichosis

hair

troph

• autotroph, eutrophication, atrophy, dystrophy, trophism

nourishment

tox

• toxin, toxoid, nontoxic, antitoxin, detoxification, toxicity, phytotoxins

poison

sect

• dissect, intersection, vivisection, bisect, section, sectarian, sector

cut

zygo

• zygote, zygospore, zygodactyl, zygomorphic, zygoid, zygoptera, syzygy

yoke

zym

• enzyme, zymology, zymurgy, zymogenesis, zymoscope, zymogen 

forment