Unit 3 Suffixes
Suffixes introduced in previous units are colored gray.
Suffix | Definition |
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–al | pertaining to |
–an | chemical name ending |
–ance | to give |
–ant | state of being |
–ar | pertaining to |
–ase | chemical name ending for an enzyme (a protein that promotes the breaking or building of chemical bonds) |
–ate | chemical name ending |
–cule | diminutive suffix (describes a smaller version of the word in front of it) |
–ein | chemical name ending |
–elle | diminutive suffix |
–emia | present in blood, indicating disease |
–er | word ending that turns a verb into a noun |
–gen | arising from |
–ic | pertaining to |
–ical | pertaining to |
–icle | diminutive suffix |
–icul | diminutive suffix |
–id | chemical name ending |
–ide | chemical name ending |
–ified | word ending that turns a noun into an adjective |
–il | chemical name ending |
–in | chemical name ending for a protein |
–ine | chemical name ending |
–ion | word ending that turns a verb into a noun |
–is | process word ending |
–ism | belief; process word ending |
–ity | turns a noun into a state of being |
–ium | anatomical structure word ending |
–ive | to go |
–logy | study of |
–lysis | breakdown process |
–oid | resembling |
–ol | chemical name ending for an alcohol |
–ole | diminutive suffix |
–olus | diminutive suffix |
–on | unit of anatomical or functional structure |
–one | chemical name ending |
–ose | chemical name ending for a sugar |
–osis | process |
–ote | word ending indicating membership in a group |
–ous | word ending that turns a noun into an adjective |
–penia | low levels of; scarcity |
–sion | word ending that turns a verb into a noun |
–sis | process word ending |
–some | body; structure |
–tic | pertaining to; t added to make it sound better |
–tion | word ending that turns a verb into a noun |
–type | impression made by |
–ula –ule |
diminutive suffix |
–um | anatomical structure word ending |