Word Within the Word List #12

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Stem

an

Definition

Examples

without anemia, anaerobic, anorexia, anarchy,

anachronism
ab
away absent, abrogate, abrupt, abduct
mel
song
melodramatic, melody, melodious
aden
gland adenoid, adenine, adenoma
aer
air
aerosol, aerobic, aerial, malaria
alb
white albumen, alba, albino
ase enzyme permease, luciferase
epi
on
epicenter, epidemic, epidermis
hum
earth humus, exhume, humiliate, posthumous
-be
life
microbe, aerobe, anaerobe
bon
good bonny, bonanza, bonus, bona fide
struct
build construct, destruct, substructure, instruction
chlor
green chlorophyll, chlorine, chlorella
cyan
blue
cyanide, cyanosis, cyan
cyt
cell
cytoplasm, erythrocyte, cytology
diplo double diplococcus, diplopia, diplomacy, dyspepsia
dys
bad
dysfunctional, dysentery, dyslexia,
eco
house ecocide, ecology, economy, ecosystem
emia
blood hypoglycemia, toxemia, anemic,
enter intestine enteritis, dysentery
erythro
red
erythrocyte, erythromycin
idio peculiar idiot, idiom, idiomatic, idiosyncrasy
exo
out
exodus, exotoxin, exotic, exobiology
im
not
impossible, imperfect, immobile
fil
thread filament, filigree, defile