1. Scientific Prefixes & Suffixes

2. Prefixes
A prefix is added before a root word to make it a new word.

3. a- or an-

4. without asexual, abiotic

5. auto-

6. self autopilot, autograph

7. bio-

8. life biosphere, biography

9. carni-

10. meat carnivore

11. chloro

12. green chlorophyll, chloroplast

13. cyte or cyto

14. cell cytoplasm, cytology

15. di-

16. two dissect, diameter

17. eco-

18. dwelling ecology, eco-friendly

19. ecto-

20. outside of ectotherm

21. en-, endo-, ent-

22. Inner, within endoskeleton, endotherm

23. Eu-

24. true eukaryote

25. geo-

26. land, earth biogeochemical, geologist

27. herb-

28. plant herbicide, herbarium

29. hetero-

30. different heterogeneous, heterozygote

31. homeo- or homo-

32. same homeostasis, homogenous

33. hydro-

34. water hydroelectric, hydroplane

35. hyper-

36. above, beyond hyperactive, hyperextend

37. hypo-

38. under, less hypothermia, hypoallergenic

39. iso-

40. equal, same isosceles triangle

41. macro-

42. large macroevolution

43. micro-

44. small microscope, microbe

45. mono- or uni-

46. one or single monotone, monopoly

47. poly- or multi-

48. many polygon, polygamy

49. omni-

50. all omnipotent

51. photo-

52. light photograph, photosynthesis

53. pro

54. before, in front of prophase, procambian

55. som-, somat-, -some

56. body somatic, lysosome

57. zoo

58. animal zoology, zooplankton

59. Suffixes

60. -ase

61. forms names of enzymes lactase, DNA polymerase

62. -logy or -ology

63. study of biology, ecology

64. -ose

65. forms names of sugars lactose, glucose, fructose

66. -philic

67. -ous

68. full of aqueous, curvaceous

69. loving hydrophilic

70. -phobic

71. strong dislike hydrophobic

72. -saccharide

73. sugar monosaccharide, disaccharide, polysaccharide

74. som-, somat-, -some

75. body somatic, lysosome

76. troph

77. food or feeding heterotroph, autotroph

78. -vore

79. eater carnivore, omnivore, herbivore