Greek Roots
Latin Roots
Prefixes
Suffixes
Scientific Terms
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Attach a tele- or a micro- to this Greek root which means "to see"

scope

100

In English, "lun" or "luna" stands for...

moon

100

The English meaning of the Greek root "bio" or "bios"

Life

100

This suffix is added to word to create a noun describing a person who is an expert in a certain field.

-ist

100

This word comes from the combination of the Latin prefix "tri-" and the Latin root "angulus" and means "three-cornered"

triangle

200

Therm- or thermo- means this in English

heat

200

The Latin root "fract" in the word fraction means to do this. 

Break

200

This Greek prefix means "inside" or "within"

endo-
200

This Greek suffix means "the study of"

-ology or -logy

200

This common scientific tool is a combination of two Greek roots whose translation mean "to see small things."

microscope

300

This Greek prefix means "blood" in English

hemo-

300

I will brighten your day by asking what the Latin root "lumin" (or "lumen") stands for in the term bioluminescence

Light

300

This is a Latin-derived prefix which stands for one-thousandth

milli-

300

Add "aqua" to this Latin Suffix and you'll get a place to see sea life!

-rium or arium

300

This biology term comes from the combination of two Greek roots which means the coming together of light in English. 

photosynthesis

400

The "dermis" in epidermis.

skin

400

You will shine bright if you can tell me the English translation for the Latin root "stella" in the word interstellar.

star

400

The Greek prefix "auto" in "autonomy" stands for this.

self
400

The suffix "-ile" stands for this in words like "fragile" and "contractile"

capable of

400

This word made from two Latin roots, means "water bearing." In science, the term is an underground layer of water-bearing rock.

aquifer
500

This Greek root stands for "seven" like a seven-sided figure.

Hept- or hepta-

500

This word is derived from the Latin root "folium"

foliage or leaf
500

This prefix is derived from the Greek "oikos" which means house or dwelling.

eco-

500

This three letter Latin suffix stands for "full of" or "possessing." Full of things like venom or water.

-ous

500

This scientific tool's name comes from the combination of two Greek roots and translates to "moisture measure" in English.

hygrometer

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