Bju Biology Etymology Cards For Ch 2

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Greek – KHEMEIA Alchemy
(chemistry or chemicals)

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Chem-
Chemi-
Chemo-

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Greek – ELEKTRON
Amber – produces electricity

Back 2

Electron

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Greek – ION
Something that goes

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Ion

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Greek – KINEIN
To move

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Kinetic

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Greek - THERME
heat

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Thermo-
Therm-

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Greek – DUNAMIS
power

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Dynamics

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Greek – EXO
Outside of

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Ex-
Exo-

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Greek – KATALUEIN
To dissolve

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Catalyst

Front 9

Latin – SUB
under

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Sus-

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Latin – PENDERE
To hang

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-pension

Front 11

Greek – OSMOS
thrust

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Osmos-
Osmot-

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Greek – SUNTITHENAL
To put together

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-synthesis

Front 13

Greek – EN
In

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En-

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Greek – MONOS
Single

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Mono-

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Greek – GLUKUS
Sweet

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Glucose

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French – -OSE
Carbohydrate or sugar

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-ose

Front 17

Greek – DI
Two

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di-

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Greek – HUDOR
Water

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-hydra
-hydro

Front 19

Latin – LACT
Milk

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Lact-

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Greek – POLUS
Many

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Poly-

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Greek – LIPOS
Fat

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Lipids

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Greek – PEPTEIN
To digest

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Peptide

Front 23

Latin – RE-
Back

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Re-

Front 24

Latin – TRANS
Across

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Trans-

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Greek – KOLLA
Glue

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Coll-

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Greek – EIDOS
Form or shape

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-oid

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Greek – HOMOIS
Same

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Homo-
Homeo-

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Greek – GENOS
Stock, race, or kind

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-geneous

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Latin – SOLUTUS
To loosen

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Solute

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Latin – DIS
apart

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Dif-
di-

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Latin – AEQUUS
Equal

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Equi-

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Latin – LIBRA
balance

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-librium

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Latin – PERMEARE
To pass through

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Permeable

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Latin – SEMIS
Half

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Semi

Front 35

Greek – BIOS
life

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Bio-

Front 36

Latin – VITA
life

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Via-
Vit-
Vita-

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Greek – ZUME
leaven

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-zyme

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Latin – SACCHARUM
sugar

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-saccharide

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Greek – GALAKT
Milk

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Galact-

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Latin – FRUCTUS
fruit

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Fruct-

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Latin – DE
From

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De-

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French – SUCRE
Sugar

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Sucr-

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Greek – LUSIS
A loosening

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-lysis
-lytic

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Greek – AKHITON
tunic

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Chitin

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Greek – PHOBIOS
Fear

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-phobic

Front 46

Latin – NUX
Central part

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Nucle-
Nucleo-

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Latin – PLICARE To fold

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-plication

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Latin – SCRIBERE
To write

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-scription