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acanth-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: thorn
  • subsidiary meaning: (plant) spine
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ailur-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: cat
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al-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: wing
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alb-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: white
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amphi-

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  • prefix
  • primary meaning: both
  • subsidiary meaning: around; on both sides
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amyl-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: starch
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ankyl-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: fused
  • subsidiary meaning: stiffened; hooked; crooked
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anth-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: flower
  • subsidiary meaning: blossom
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anthrac-

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  • root
  • stand-alone word: anthrax
  • primary meaning: coal
  • subsidiary meaning: anthrax; carbon
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api-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: bee
  • notes: no combining vowel
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agent-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: silver
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argyr-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: silver
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atel-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: incomplete
  • “a-“ + “tel-“
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aure-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: golden yellow
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av-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: bird
  • combining vowel “-i-“
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bacc-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: berry
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botan-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: plant
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bov-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: cow
  • subsidiary meaning: ox; bull
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bry-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: moss
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candid-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: white
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capn- OR -capnia

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  • capn- (root)
  • -capnia (abstract nominal suffix)
  • primary meaning: carbon dioxide
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chlor-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: green
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chrom-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: colour
  • subsidiary meaning: pigment
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chromat-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: colour
  • subsidiary meaning: pigment
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chron-
- root - primary meaning: time - subsidiary meaning: timing
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chrys-
- root - primary meaning: gold - subsidiary meaning: golden
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cirrh- OR -cirrhosis
- cirrh- (root) - -cirrhosis (abstract nominal suffix) - primary meaning: orange-yellow
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clad-
- root - primary meaning: branch
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cocc- OR -coccus
- cocc- (root) - -coccus (nominal suffix) - primary meaning: berry - subsidiary meaning: berry-shaped bacterium
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croc-
- root - primary meaning: yellow
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crypt-
- root - primary meaning: hidden - subsidiary meaning: latent
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cupr-
- root - primary meaning: copper
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cyan-
- root - primary meaning: blue
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electr-
- root - primary meaning: electricity
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entom-
- root - primary meaning: insect
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eos-
- root - primary meaning: red (stain)
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equin-
- root - primary meaning: horse
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erythr-
- root - primary meaning: red - subsidiary meaning: red blood cell
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felin-
- root - primary meaning: cat
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ferr-
- root - primary meaning: iron
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flav-
- root - primary meaning: golden yellow
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flor-
- root - primary meaning: flower - subsidiary meaning: blossom
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foli-
- root - primary meaning: leaf
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formic-
- root - primary meaning: ant
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frig-
- root - primary meaning: cold
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frigor-
- root - primary meaning: cold
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frond-
- root - primary meaning: leafy branch - subsidiary meaning: frond
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fruct-
- root - primary meaning: fruit
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glauc-
- root - stand-alone word: glaucus - primary meaning: bluish grey
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gluc-
- root - primary meaning: sugar
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glyc-
- root - primary meaning: sugar
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hal-
- root - primary meaning: salt
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hipp-
- root - primary meaning: horse
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hum-
- root - primary meaning: soil - subsidiary meaning: ground
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hyal-
- root - primary meaning: glassy
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hyl-
- root - primary meaning: material - subsidiary meaning: wood
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ichthy-
- root - primary meaning: fish - subsidiary meaning: scaly
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iod-
- root - primary meaning: violet - subsidiary meaning: iodine
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kal-
- root - primary meaning: potassium
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klept-
- root - primary meaning: steal - subsidiary meaning: theft
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koni-
- root - primary meaning: dust
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lab-
- root - primary meaning: slide - subsidiary meaning: slip
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laps- OR -lapse
- laps- (root) - -lapse (nominal suffix) - primary meaning: slide - subsidiary meaning: slip
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lectul-
- root - primary meaning: bed - subsidiary meaning: couch
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lei-
- root - primary meaning: smooth
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lep- OR -lepsy
- lep- (root) - -lepsy (abstract nominal suffix) - primary meaning: seizure - subsidiary meaning: attach
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lepid-
- root - primary meaning: (animal) scale
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leuk-
- root - primary meaning: white - subsidiary meaning: white blood cell - sometimes "leuc-"
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lex-
- root - primary meaning: read
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lign-
- root - primary meaning: wood
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loc-
- root - primary meaning: place (location)
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luc-
- root - primary meaning: light
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lumin-
- root - stand-alone word: lumen - primary meaning: light
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lute-
- root - primary meaning: yellow
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meliss-
- root - primary meaning: bee
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mis-
- root - primary meaning: aversion
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molybd-
- root - primary meaning: lead
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mut-
- root - primary meaning: change - subsidiary meaning: genetic change - combining vowel "-a-"
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natr-
- root - primary meaning: sodium
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necr- OR -necrosis
- necr- (root) - -necrosis (abstract nominal suffix) – death of - primary meaning: death - subsidiary meaning: corpse
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nema-
- root - primary meaning: thread - subsidiary meaning: roundworm
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nemat-
- root - primary meaning: thread - subsidiary meaning: roundworm
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nid-
- root - primary meaning: nest
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nigr-
- root - primary meaning: black
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noct-
- root - primary meaning: night
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nuc-
- root - primary meaning: nut
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nyct-
- root - primary meaning: night
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ole-
- root - primary meaning: oil
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omni-
- root - primary meaning: all - subsidiary meaning: every
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orth-
- root - primary meaning: straight - subsidiary meaning: erect; normal; right
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oxysm- OR -oxysm
- oxysm- (root) - -oxysm (nominal suffix) - primary meaning: sudden
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pachy-
- root - primary meaning: thick - subsidiary meaning: heavy
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pallid-
- root - primary meaning: pale - subsidiary meaning: lacking colour
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pedicul-
- root - primary meaning: louse
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pest-
- root - primary meaning: plague
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petr-
- root - primary meaning: stone - subsidiary meaning: rock
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pex- OR -pexy
- pex- (root) - -pexy (abstract nominal suffix) - primary meaning: fixing (to) - subsidiary meaning: (surgical) attachment - note: usually has prefix
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phos-
- root - primary meaning: light
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phot-
- root - primary meaning: light
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phrac-
- root - primary meaning: enclose - subsidiary meaning: obstruct - note: also "phrag-"
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phthir-
- root - primary meaning: louse
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phyll- OR -phyll
- phyll- (root) - -phyll (nominal suffix) - primary meaning: leaf
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phyt- OR -phyte
- phyt- (root) - -phyte (nominal suffix) - primary meaning: plant - subsidiary meaning: growth
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pisc-
- root - primary meaning: fish
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plast- OR -plasty
- plast- (root) - -plasty (abstract nominal suffix) - primary meaning: form; develop
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platy-
- root - primary meaning: flat - subsidiary meaning: broad
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plec-
- root - primary meaning: paralyze - subsidiary meaning: strike
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pleg- OR -plegia
- pleg- (root) - -plegia (abstract nominal suffix) - primary meaning: paralyze - subsidiary meaning: strike
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plumb-
- root - primary meaning: lead [metal]
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poie- OR -poiesis
- poie- (root) - -poiesis (abstract nominal suffix) - primary meaning: produce - subsidiary meaning: make; form
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poli-
- root - primary meaning: grey - subsidiary meaning: grey matter [of the brain/spinal cord]
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porphyr-
- root - primary meaning: purple
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pt- OR -ptosis
- pt- (root) - -ptosis (abstract nominal suffix) - primary meaning: prolapse - subsidiary meaning: fall; sag; drop
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pur-
- root - primary meaning: pus
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purpur-
- root - primary meaning: purple
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py-
- root - primary meaning: pus
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ram-
- root - primary meaning: branch
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rhiz-
- root - primary meaning: root - subsidiary meaning: nerve root
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rhod-
- root - primary meaning: rose - subsidiary meaning: pink; red
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rub-
- root - primary meaning: red
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rube-
- root - primary meaning: reddish
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rubr-
- root - primary meaning: red
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sacchar-
- root - primary meaning: sugar
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sal-
- root - primary meaning: salt
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sapr-
- root - primary meaning: rotten - subsidiary meaning: putrid; decaying
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scapul-
- root - primary meaning: shoulder blade
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sect-
- root - primary meaning: cut
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ser-
- root - primary meaning: serum
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sol-
- root - primary meaning: sun
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somn- OR -somnia
- somn- (root) - -somnia (abstract nominal suffix) - primary meaning: sleep
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spasm- OR -spasm
- spasm- (root) - -spasm (nominal suffix) - stand-alone word: spasm - primary meaning: spasm (involuntary muscle contraction)
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spor-
- root - primary meaning: spore
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squam-
- root - primary meaning: scale
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stabil-
- root - primary meaning: stable; fixed
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stabl-
- root - primary meaning: stable; fixed
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-stalsis
- nominal suffix - primary meaning: contraction
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stann-
- root - primary meaning: tin
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stigm-
- root - primary meaning: point - subsidiary meaning: mark; spot
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stigmat-
- root - primary meaning: point - subsidiary meaning: mark; spot
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tax- OR -taxis
- tax- (root) - -taxis (nominal suffix) - primary meaning: coordination - subsidiary meaning: order
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terr-
- root - primary meaning: earth - subsidiary meaning: land
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thanat-
- root - primary meaning: death
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ther-
- root - primary meaning: animal
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thi-
- root - primary meaning: sulfur
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top-
- root - primary meaning: place (location)
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tox-
- root - primary meaning: poison
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toxi- OR -toxin
- toxi- (root) - -toxin (nominal suffix) – poison - primary meaning: poison
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-toxic
- adjectival suffix – "tox-" + "-ic" - primary meaning: poisonous
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trep-
- root - primary meaning: turn - subsidiary meaning: twist
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-tribe OR -tripsy
- -tribe (nominal suffix) – agent or instrument - -tripsy (abstract nominal suffix) - primary meaning: rub - subsidiary meaning: grind; crush
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vacc-
- root - primary meaning: cow
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venen-
- root - primary meaning: poison - also "venom-"
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verm-
- root - primary meaning: worm
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vermin-
- root - primary meaning: worm
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viol-
- root - primary meaning: violet
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virid-
- root - primary meaning: green
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xanth-
- root - primary meaning: yellow
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xen-
- root - primary meaning: strange - subsidiary meaning: foreign; alien
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xer-
- root - primary meaning: dry
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xiph-
- root - primary meaning: sword
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zym-
- root - primary meaning: fermentation - subsidiary meaning: enzyme
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