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PLTW Pre/Suffix-5
Scientific Prefixes & Suffixes Set 5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -escent | becoming |
| eso- | inward, within, inner |
| eu- | well, good, true, normal |
| eury- | widen |
| ex- | out of , away from |
| extra- | beyond, outside |
| -fer- | bear, carry, produce |
| ferro- | iron |
| fibr- | fiber, thread |
| -fid, fiss- | split, divided into |
| -flect, -flex | bend |
| flor- | flower |
| flu-, fluct-, flux | flow |
| foli- | leaf |
| fract- | break |
| -gam- | marriage |
| gastr- | stomach |
| geo- | land, earth |
| -gen, -gine | producer, former |
| -gene- | origin, birth |
| -gest- | carry, produce, bear |
| -glen- | eyeball |
| -glob- | ball, round |
| gloss- | tongue |
| gluc-, glyc- | sweet, sugar |
| glut- | buttock |
| gnath- | jaw |
| -gon | angel, corner |
| -grad- | step |
| -gram, graph | record, writing |
| grav- | heavy |
| -gross- | thick |
| gymno- | naked, bare |
| gyn- | female |
| gyr- | ring, circle, spiral |
| -hal-, -hale | breathe, breath |
| halo- | salt |