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Stems List 18
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atmo vapor atmosphere, atmolysis, atmometer

cardio heart cardiology, cardiovascular, cardiac

cosmo world or universe cosmos, cosmopolitan, cosmonaut

counter against counteract, counterproductive, counterpoint

cranio skull craniology, intracranial, cranium

cyclo circle cyclone, cyclotron, bicycle, encyclopedia

gno know agnostic, prognosis, Gnostic, diagnosis

oss bone ossify, ossification, ossicle

xylo wood xylophone, xyloid, xylograph

monger seller fishmonger, warmonger, costermonger

sept seven September, septillion, septangular

xeno stranger xenophobia, xenoliths, xenon

vas vessel vase, vascular, cardiovascular

fore front forehead, forecast, foresail, forefront

ish like greenish, smallish, outlandish, snobbish

less without fruitless, hopeless, motherless, bootless, hapless

baro pressure barometer, barograph, barometry

ferro iron ferrous, ferrite, ferronickel

quasi somewhat quasar, quasi-military, quasi-stellar

nesia island Polynesia, Micronesia, Melanesia

lepsy attack narcolepsy, epilepsy, catalepsy

let little booklet, piglet, hamlet, coverlet

nano billionth nanosecond, nanoplankton, nanosomnia

pico trillionth picofarad, picosecond, picogram

ideo idea ideology, idealism, ideograph