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LS Suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -able | capable of |
| -aceous | pertaining to |
| -ase | forms names of enzymes |
| -ation | the act of |
| -carn | meat or flesh |
| -cellular | related to cells |
| -chem | dealing with chemicals |
| -chrom | color |
| -cretion | process of separating |
| -cyte | cell |
| -gene | origin or birth |
| -gestion | to carry |
| itis | disease |
| -kinesis | movement, motion |
| -logy | the study of |
| -lysis | dissolving, destruction |
| -ose | sugar |
| -philic | love |
| -phobic | hate |
| -phyll | leaf |
| -phyte | plant |
| -plasm | material forming cells |
| -plast | organized living material |
| -sis | condition, state |
| -sperm | seed |
| -statsis | a stationary condition |
| -synthesis | to put together, to make |
| -troph | food |
| -vor | devour, eat |
| -ped or -pod | foot |