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Word Roots 17-18
Hannah Kaiser
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cry | Old |
| Cryst | Crystal |
| Gen | Cause, birth, produce, race |
| Phil | Love, loving |
| Scop | Look at, view, examine |
| Therap | Treatment |
| -Ic | Like, related to |
| -Ics | Science, related to, system |
| -Ine | Like, related to |
| -Ize | To make, to act |
| -Y | State, quality, act; body, group |
| Cryophilic | Capable of living at low temperatures |
| Crystalline | Of the nature of crystals |
| Cryoscopy | The science deling with the determination of the freezing points of liquids. |
| Crystallize | Cause to form crystals |
| Cryogenics | The science that deals with the production of extremly low temperatures (physics) |
| Cryotherapy | Theraputic use of cold |
| Dactyl | Finger, toe |
| Glyph | Carve |
| Gram | Write, written |
| Pter | Wing, feather |
| Zyg | Paired |
| -Logy | Study of, science |
| Dactylology | The science of communicating by hand signs; sign language |
| Zygodactyl | Having the toes arranged two in front and two behind |
| Dactylogram | A fingerprint |
| Dactylioglyph | The inscription of the engraver's name on a finger ring or gem |
| Pterodactyl | Winged-fingered, prehistoric flying reptile |
| Dactyloscopy | Examination of fingerprints for purpases of indetification |