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Word Roots 15-16
Hannah Kaiser
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| In- | In, into, not |
| Ciner | Ash |
| Combus | Burn up |
| -Ary | That which; someone or something that belongs to; of, related to; one who |
| -Ible | Able to be |
| -Or | One who, that which; condition, state, activity |
| -Tion | State; quality, act |
| A- | Away, from; not, without |
| Coll | Glue, gelatinous |
| Gen | Cause, birth, produce, race |
| Man | Gas |
| Meter | Measure |
| Sphygm/Sphyx | Pulse |
| -Age | State, qulity, act |
| -Ation | An action or process |
| -Ic | Like, related to |
| -Oid | Resembling |
| -Ous | Having the quality of |
| Asphyxiation | Act or process of causing suffocation |
| Collage | An artistic composition made of various materials, such as paper, cloth, or wood, glued on a surface |
| Sphygmic | Of or pertaining to the circulatory pulse |
| Colloid | A gelatinous substance |
| Sphygmomanometer | An instrument which measures blood pressure in the arteries |
| Collagenous | Forming or producing collagen |
| Incombustible | Not capable of being burned |
| Incinerator | A furnace for burning waste under controlled conditions |
| Combustion | Act or process of burning |
| Cinerary | Containing or used for ashes |
| Combustible | Able to burn easily |