Chemistry suffixes quiz 1

A, an

no, lacking, none
Anaerobic

ab

away from

abstinence

aceus/aceous

of or pertaining to

sebaceous

ac

to; towards

accutane (?)

acou

hearing

acoustics

acr/acro

extreme/peak

acrobatics

ad

to/towards

advertisement

adeno

gland

adenosene

agri

field, soil

agriculture

al

having a character for

alibi

alb

white

albinism

algia

pain

algae talks, painful talks

alto

high

singing can be high, so alto

ameb

change, alteration

ameobas change who you are

amphibi

leading a double life

amphibian

ampho

both

amphibian

an

not/without

ana

anatomy

andro

man/masculine

androgynous

anemo

wind

angio

vessel

ante

before; ahead of time

antebellum

antero

the front

anterior

antho

flower

anthology

anti

against

anthropo

man

anthropology

ap

appoint

to/toward

aqu

water

archaeo

ancient

archaeology

arthro

joint

arthritis

aster

stars

astrology

ate
ation

verb→noun

noun→verb

atom

vapor

very tiny, so they are atoms

audi

hear

audio

auto

self

automatic

bactr

stick/club

bacteria gets you sick and hits you like a stick

barb

beard

barbaras bro has a beard

baro

weight

barometer

bath

depth/height

baths can be as deep or as tall as you want them to be

bene

well/ good

benefit

bi

two/twice

bisexual

bio

life

biology

blast

sprout/germinate

brachio

having germs

brachial

brachi

having arms

brachiosaurus

branchi

having fins

branching off of a fish body

brev

short

breve

bronch

windpipe

bronchitis

calor

heat

calorie

carb

coal/carbon

carbon

cardi

heart

cardio

carn

meat

carnivorous

carp

fruit

carpentry for fruit

carpal

wrist

carpal tunnerl

caud

tail

caudal