Scientific Root Words, Prefixes, and Suffixes, Week 1

a-; an-

not, without, lacking, deficient

ab-

from, away from

-able

capable of

ac-

to, toward, near

-aceous

pertaining to

acou-; acous

to hear

ad-

toward

aden-

gland

adip-

fat

aero-

air

agri-

field

-al

having the character of

alb-

white

alg-; algia-

pain

alto-

high