CH 4. Chem and Pharm terms

Α α

alpha

o.m. (omni mane)

e

Β β

beta

Γ γ

gamma

Δ δ

delta

Ε ε

epsilon

Ζ ζ

zeta

Η η

eta

Θ θ

theta

Ι ι

iota

Κ κ

kappa

Λ λ

lambda

Μ μ

mu

Ν ν

nu

Ξ ξ

xi

Ο ο

omicron

Π π

pi

Ρ ρ

rho

Σ σ ς

sigma

Τ τ

tau

Y υ

upsilon

Φ φ

phi

Χ χ

chi

Ψ ψ

psi

Ω ω

omega

I or i (roman numerals)

1

V or v (roman numerals)

5

X or x (roman numerals)

10

L or l

50

C or c

100

D or d

500

M or m

1000

hen/o

one

mon/o

one, alone

dy/o

two, a pair

tri/o

three

tetr/a

four

pent/a

five

hex/a

six

hept/a

seven

okt/a

eight

oct/a

eight

enne/a

nine

dek/a

ten

dec/a

ten

hendek/a

eleven

dodek/a

twelve

hekat/o

one hundred

hecat/o

one hundred

hekt/o

one hundred

hect/o

one hundred

chili/o

one thousand

kil/o

one thousand

myri/o

ten thousand, innumerable

prot/o

first

deuter/o

second

trit/o

third

tetart/o

fourth, one-fourth

bis-

two times, two

tris-

three times, three

ter-

three times, three

tetrakis-

four times. four

quarter-

four times, four

un/i

one

du/o

two

tri-

three

quadr/i

four

quinqu/e

five

sex/a

six

sept/i

seven

octo/o

eight

nov/i

nine

dec/a

ten

cent/o

one hundred

mill/i

one thousand

prim/i

first, one

secund/i

second, two

terti/a

third, three

quart/a

fourth, four

quint/a

fifth, five

sext/i

sixth, six

seventh, seven

septim/a

octav/a

eighth, eight

non/a

ninth, nine

decim/o

tenth, ten

hydr/o

water, liquid, hydrogen

heli/o

sun, helium

lith/o

stone, lithium

nitr/o

nitrogenous

ox/o

oxygen

neon/o

neon

ne/o

new, recent

phosph/o

phosphorus

chlor/o

green, chlorine

chromi/o

chromium

chrom/o

color

chromat/o

color

seleni/o

selenium

selen/o

moon, crescent-shaped

brom/o

foul-smelling, bromine