prefixes and suffixes for science

hydro-

related to water

intra-

within

bio-

related to life

proto-

first

chloro-

greenish yellow

zoo-

related to animals

ex-

out

hetero-

different

in-

inside

micro-

small

photo-

light

uni-

one

multi-

many

auto-

self-operating

homo-

same

chemo-

chemical

eu-

true

bi-, di-

two

cephalo-

head

pod-

feet

gastro-

stomach

derma-

skin

arthro-

joint

-cide

kill

poly-

many

a-

not

-phobic

fear

-logy

study of

-phyll

leaf

-plast

organized living material

-troph

food

-cellular

having to do with cells

-phyte

plant

-synthesis

to put together

-ation

process

-scope

instrument for viewing

-lysis

a releasing or loosening

-cretion

the process of separating

-gestion

to carry

-meter

instrument for measuring

-stasis

a stationary condition