Pre AP Biology Prefix, Suffix and Root Word List
Word Part
a-, anabac-aceus;-aceous
acouacr-; acroadadenoagri-al
alb-algia
altoamebamphibiampho-; ambananaandroanemoangioanteanteroanthoantianthropoapaquarchaeoarthroaster-;astr-
Meaning
no; lacking; none
away from; out from
to; toward
of or pertaining to
hearing
extreme; peak
to; toward
gland
field, soil
having character of
white
pain
high
change; alternation
leading a double life
both
not; without
up
masculine; man
wind
vessel
before; ahead of time
front
flower
against
man
to; toward
water
primitive; ancient
joint
stars
Word Part
cardicarpcarpalcaudcell-cene
centicentrcephalcervicchemchlorchrom-; -chrome
chym-cide
circumcirrucococccoelcollcomconconicontracorpcosmocotylcountercrypt-cule; -culus
-ate
used in forming verbs
from nouns
used in forming nouns
from verbs
vapor
hear
self
stick; club
beard
weight
depth; height
well; good
two; twice; double
life; living
sprout; germ
having arms
having fins
short
windpipe
heat
coal; carbon
cucmul-
Meaning
heart
fruit
wrist
tail
storeroom; chamber
new; recent
hundredth
center
head
neck
referring to chemistry
green
color
juice
killing
around; about
hairlike curls
with; together
seed
hollow
glue
with; together
with; together
cone
against
body
world; order; form
cup
against
hidden; covered
added to nouns to
form diminutive
heaped
cuti-
skin
cyan-cycle; cycicystcyt-; -cyte
dactydecadecideliquescdemidendrdentdermdidiadigit
dindis-
dark blue
ring; circle
bladder; pouch
cell; receptacle
finger
ten
tenth
become fluid
half
tree
tooth
skin
two; double
through; across
finger; tow
terrible
apart; out
-ation
atomaudiautobactrbarbbarobathbenebibio-; bi-blast
brachibranchibrevbronchcalorcarb-
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Word Part
dormdorsdu-; duo
-duct
-duct
dynamdysecechinecoectelectroen-en
encephalend-; ententer-eous
epi-err
erythro-
Meaning
sleep
back
two
lead
lead
power
ill; bad
out of; outside
spiny; prickly
house
outside; without
electric; electricity
in; into
made of
brain
within; in
intestines
nature of; like
on; above
wander; go astray
red
Word Part
gyrhaem-; hemhepatherbheterohexhibernhipphistholohomohomohorthybrid
hydrhygrhypohyperhyphohypno-ic
ethnoeuextraex-fer
ferrofibr-fid; fis-flect; -flex
florfluorfolifractgalact-; galaxgastrogeo-gen; -gine
-gene; gene-gest
globglottis
-gon
-gony
race; people
well; good
beyond; outside of
out of
bear; carry; produce
iron
fiber; thread
divided into; split
bend
flower
fluorine
leaf
break
milk; milky fluid
stomach
land; earth
producer; former
origin
carry; produce
ball; round
mouth of windpipe
angle; corner
offspring; generation;
coming into being
step; division
writing; record
-graph writing; record
heavy
thick
naked
female
ichthyigniminin-ine
infrointerintra-ion
-ism
iso-itis
kilolachrylactlat-less
leuclignlinlinguliqu-
Meaning
ring; circle; spiral
blood
liver
grass
different; other
six
winter
horse
tissue
entire; whole
man
same; alike
garden
mongrel
water
wet; moist
beneath; under; less
above; beyond; over
weaving
sleep
added to nouns to
form adjectives
fish
fire
not
to; toward; into
not
of or pertaining to
below, beneath
between
within; inside
go; come
a state or condition
equal; same
inflammation; disease
thousand
tear
milk
side; flank
without
white; bright; light
wood
line
tongue
become fluid, liquid
liplith-; -lite
loc-logy
-lysis; -lyte; -lyst
macrmal-
fat
stone; petrifying
place
study
dissolve; decompose
large
bad; evil
-grade
-gram
-graphy;
gravgross
gymnogyn-
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Word Part
mallemammmargmastmedmegmela-; melanmes-
metromicro-
Meaning
hammer
breast
border; edge
breast
middle
great; million
black; dark
middle; half;
intermediate
between; along; after
lofty, high, in air
way of measuring,
instrument for
measuring
uterus
small
millimismitomolemonomontmortmov-; -mot
morphmultimycelmycetmyriamoll-
thousandth
wrong; incorrect
thread; filament
mass
one; single
mountain
death
move
shape; form
many
threadlike
fungus
many
soft
path-; -pathy
-ped
pentperpermeaphagphenophilphon-;-phone
-phore
photophyc-phyll
physi-
nasnematneonephro-nerneur-; nervnoct-; nox-node
-nomy; -nome
nonnotnucoboculoctodont-oid
olfomniooopthal-
nose
thread
new; recent
kidney
moist; liquid
nerve; tendon
night
knot
distribute; arrange; law
not
back
center
against
eye
eight
tooth
like in form or shape
smell
all
egg
eye
-phte; phytplanplasm-; -plast
pleurpneumo-pod
polyporportpostpompreproproctoprotopseudpterpulmopulspyrquadr-
met-; metameteor-meter; -metry
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Word Part
opt-; opsy
orborthoscuoste-ous
ovoxy-
Meaning
eye; vision
circle; round; ring
straight; correct; right
mouth
bone
full of; abounding in
egg
sharp; acid; oxygen
pachypaleopalm-
thick
old; ancient
broad; flat
panpar-
all
beside; near; equal;
bring forth
disease; suffering
foot
five
through
pass; go
eat
show
living; fond of
sound
bearer
light
seaweed; algae
leaf
nature; natural
qualities
plant
roaming; wandering
form; formed into
rib; lung
lungs; air
foot
many; several
opening
carry
after; behind
fruit
before; ahead of time
forward; favoring
rectum; anus
first; primary
false; deceptive
having wings or fins
lung
drive; push
heat; fire
four; four-fold
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Pre AP Biology Prefix, Suffix and Root Word List
Word Part
quinradirerectrenret-
Meaning
five
ray; spoke of a wheel;
energy in rays
again; back
correct; right
kidney
net; made like a net
rhinrhizrubrsaccharosaprsaursclersciscope
-scribe;
semiseptseptic
sex-sis
solsolvsomnsonspec-; spicspermspher-spire
spore
statstellsternstom-; -stome
stratstereostrictstylsubsupersursym-; syntachytarsotaxteleterrtetrthall
therm-tom
nose
root
red
sugar
rotten
lizard
hard
know
look; observe
script write
half; partly
partition; seven
putrefaction; infection
six
condition; state
sun
loosen; free
sleep
sound
look at
seed
ball
breathe
seed
standing; placed
stars
breast; chest
mouth
layer
solid; three dimensions
drawn tight
pillar
under; below
over; above; on top
over; above; on top
together
quick; swift
ankle
arrangement
far off; at a distance
earth
four
young shoot
heat
cut; slice
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Word Part
toxicotop-
Meaning
poison
place
transtritrichtroph-
across
three
hair
one who feeds; well
fed
turning; changing
diminutive
beyond
urine
vessel
carry
come
belly
in place of
strong
viv- life
roll; wander
devour; eat
yellow
animal
yolk
yeast
trop-ule
ultraurvasvectven-; ventventrvicevigvit-;
volvvorxanthinzo-; -zoa
zygzym-
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