Roots 14: Chemistry-related roots

1. Roots 14: Chemistry-related roots English 2

2. Directions • Take notes on your new roots. • Materials: • Packet • Pen / pencil

3. Fus • Definition: pour • Example: profuse – abundant or plentiful • Other examples? • Fusion, infuse

4. Hydr • Definition: water • Example: dehydrate – to lose a large amount of water • Other examples? • Hydration, hydraulic, hydrant

5. Iso • Definition: equal • Example: isotope – each of two or more of the same element that contain equal numbers of protons • Other examples? • Isometric, isotone

6. Meter • Definition: measure • Example: centimeter - one hundredth of a meter • Other examples? • Metric, pentameter, altimeter

7. Mol • Definition: mass • Example: molecular – related to molecules (a group of atoms bonded together, representing the smallest fundamental unit of a chemical compound) • Other examples? • Molecule

8. Pyr • Definition: fire • Example: pyromania – an obsessive desire to set fire to things • Other examples? • Pyrotechnic, pyre

9. Stoich • Definition: element • Example: stoichiometry – calculation of the quantities of chemical elements or compounds involved in chemical reactions • Other examples? • stoichiology, stoichiological, stoichiometric

10. Therm • Definition: heat • Example: thermometer – an instrument that measures heat • Other examples? • Thermal, thermostat

11. -ide • Definition: forms names of compounds • Example: carbon dioxide - compound containing carbon and two atoms of oxygen • Other examples? • Calcium bromide

12. -ic • Definition: adjective – having the nature of • Example: barbaric – savagely cruel; unsophisticated (having the nature of a barbarian) • Other examples? • Acidic, basic, angelic

13. Done! • Study these for your next quiz. • Study your old roots as well. • Flash cards = 5 bonus points