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Unit 3 suffixes Flashcards

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1
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-al

A

pertaining to

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-an

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chemical name ending

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-ance

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to give

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-ant

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state of being

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-ar

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pertaining to

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-ase*

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chemical name ending for an enzyme (a protein or RNA molecule that promotes the breaking or building of chemical bonds)

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-ate

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chemical name ending

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-cule

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diminutive suffix (describes a smaller version of the word in front of it)

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-ein

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chemical name ending

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-elle

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diminutive suffix

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-emia

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present in blood, indicating disease

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-er

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word ending that turns a verb into a noun

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-gen

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arising from

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-ic

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pertaining to

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-ical

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pertaining to

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-icle

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diminutive suffix

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-icul

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diminutive suffix

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-id

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chemical name ending

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-ide

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chemical name ending

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-ified

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word ending that turns a noun into an adjective

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-il

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chemical name ending

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-in*

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chemical name ending for a protein, a large molecule made up of many amino acids

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-ine

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chemical name ending

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-ion

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word ending that turns a verb into a noun

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-is

A

process word ending

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-ism

A

belief; process word ending

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-ity

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turns a noun into a state of being

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-ium

A

anatomical structure word ending

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-ive

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to go

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-logy

A

study of

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-lysis

A

breakdown process

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-oid

A

resembling

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-ol*

A

chemical name ending for an alcohol

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-ole

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diminutive suffix

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-olus

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diminutive suffix

36
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-on

A

unit of anatomical or functional structure

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-one

A

chemical name ending

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-ose*

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chemical name ending for a sugar

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-osis

A

process

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-ote

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word ending indicating membership in a group

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-ous

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word ending that turns a noun into an adjective

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-penia

A

low levels of; scarcity

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-sion

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word ending that turns a verb into a noun

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-sis

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process word ending

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-some

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body; structure

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-tic

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pertaining to; t added to make it sound better

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-tion

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word ending that turns a verb into a noun

48
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-type

A

impression made by

49
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-ula
-ule

A

diminutive suffix

50
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-um

A

anatomical structure word ending

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