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Word Roots Set 9
word roots
Term | Definition |
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cryo | cold |
cryst | crystal |
gen | cause, birth, race, produce |
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 of, quality, act; body group |
cryophilic | capable of living at low temperatures |
crystalline | of the nature of crystals |
cryoscopy | the science dealing with the determination of the freezing points of liquids |
crystallize | cause to form crystals |
cryogenics | the science that deals with the production of extremely low temperatures |
cryotherapy | therapeutic use of cold |
dactyl | finger, toe |
glyph | carve |
gram | write, written |
ptero | wing, feather |
zygo | paired |
logy | study of, science |
y | state of, quality, act; body, group |
dactylology | the science of communicating by using hand signals; sign language |
zygodactyl | having toes arranged two in front and two behind |
dactylogram | a fingerprint |
dactylioglyph | an inscription of the engraver's name on a finger ring or gem |
pterodactyl | winged- finger, prehistoric flying reptile |
dactyloscopy | examination of fingerprints for purposes of identification |