Uber Geek Vocab Flashcards
All of that nerdy jargon that make scientists cool. This includes latin roots as well as the definitions for big, fancy-shmancy words.
1
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genesis
A
beginning
2
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xeno
A
alien/foreign
3
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neo
A
new
4
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hypo
A
under
5
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hyper
A
over
6
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tonic
A
stuff/solutes
7
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hydro
A
water
8
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phob
A
hate
9
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phil
A
love
10
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lys
A
break
11
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som
A
body
12
Q
What is the cool name of the cell membrane?
A
phospholipid bilayer
13
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-ology
A
the study of
14
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a-
A
not
15
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stasis
A
to maintain
16
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auto
A
self
17
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-troph-
A
food/energy
18
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syn/sym
A
together
19
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pseudo
A
fake
20
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pod
A
feet
21
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platy
A
flat
22
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pter
A
wings
23
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por
A
hole
24
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derm
A
skin
25
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-dont-
A
teeth
26
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-oste-
A
bone
27
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anthro
A
people
28
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arthro
A
joint
29
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stome
A
mouth
30
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pnotos
A
first
31
Q
cep(h)
A
head
32
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deutero
A
second
33
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coelum
A
space
34
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cloaca
A
common sewer
35
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viv(i) / vita
A
life/live
36
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par
A
birth
37
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ov(i)
A
to make eggs
38
Q
domin
A
master
39
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-hap-
A
half
40
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-di-
A
two
41
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-gam-
A
sex
42
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-phen-
A
trait
43
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-germ-
A
growth
44
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-phyte-
A
plant
45
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-anth-
A
male
46
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-arch-
A
female
