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Biology Root Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a-, an- | lacking |
| ante- | before |
| anti- | against |
| -ase | forms names of enzymes |
| bi- | two |
| chlor- | green |
| chrome | color |
| cyt-, -cyte | cell |
| di-, dipl- | double |
| en-, endo- | within |
| eu- | true |
| fiss- | split |
| gluc-, glyc- | sugar |
| hapl- | simple |
| hetero- | opposite |
| homo- | same |
| inter- | inside |
| intra- | between |
| -kary- | cell nucleus |
| lip- | fat |
| -lys, -lyt | split |
| macr- | large |
| -mer | part |
| met-, meta- | along |
| micro- | small |
| mono- | one |
| permea- | pass |
| per- | through |
| photo- | light |
| sacchar- | sugar |
| semi- | half |
| som-, somat- | body |
| tax- | arrange |
| trans- | across |
| -troph- | nourishment |