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Word Roots 23&24
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| centr- | center |
| chron- | time |
| gen- | cause, birth, race, produce |
| geo- | earth, ground |
| graph- | write, written |
| therm- | heat |
| -al | like, related to; an action or process |
| -er | one who, that which |
| -ic | like, related to |
| -logy | study of, science |
| -ous | having the quality of |
| -y | state of, quality, act; body, group |
| geochrony- | system of time divisions used in the study of the earth |
| geology- | study of earth's structure |
| geocentric- | related to the earth's center; earth centered |
| geothermal- | related to the heart of the earth's interior |
| geogenous- | growing on or in the ground |
| geographer- | one who writes about the earth's features |
| crac- | government, rule |
| derm- | skin |
| meso- | middle |
| phil- | love, loving |
| somat- | body |
| therm- | heat |
| -ic | like, related to |
| -y | state of, quality, act; body, group |
| mesothermic- | related to the middle layer of skin(Biology) |
| mesocracy- | government by the middle classes |
| mesotherm- | plant that requires a moderate degree of heat(Botany) |
| mesophilic- | thriving in a moderate enviroment |
| mesosomatic- | related to the middle region of the body of various invertebrates(Zoology) |