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Word Roots 17&18
Aubrey Deas
Term | Definition |
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dactyl/dactylio/dactylo | finger,toe |
glyph | carve |
gram | write,written |
ptero | wing,finger |
scop | look at, view, examine |
zygo | paired |
-logy | study of, science |
-y | state of, quality, act; body, group |
cryo | cold |
cryst | crystal |
gen | cause,birth,produce |
phil | love,loving |
therap | treatment |
-ic | like, related to |
-ics | science, related to, system |
all-ine | like, related to |
all-ize | to make, to act |
-y | state of, quality, act; body, group |
cryophilic | capable of living at low temperatures |
crystalline | of the nature of crystals |
crystallize | the science dealing with the determination of the freezing points of liquids |
cryogenic | the science that deals with the production of extremely low temperatures (Physics) |
cryotherapy | therapeutic use of cold |
dactylology | the science of communicating by using hand signs; sign language |
zygodactyl | having the toes arranged two in front and two behind |
dactylogram | a fingerprint |
dactyloscopy | examination of fingerprints for purposes of identification |
pterodactyl | winged-fingered, prehistoric flying reptile |
dactylioglyph | the inscription of the engraver's name on a finger ring or gem |