Chapter 3 Of Quick And Easy Mt-Prefixes That Pertain To Numbers Or Quantity

Front 1

One

Back 1

mono-,
uni-

Hint 1

A monorail is a single rail that serves as a track for a wheeled vehicle. A monocular scope has one eyepiece. A unicorn has one horn, and a unicycle has one wheel.

Front 2

Two

Back 2

bi-,
di-

Hint 2

A bicycle has two wheels. Carbon dioxide contains two atoms of oxygen.

Front 3

Three

Back 3

tri-

Hint 3

A tricycle has three wheels.

Front 4

Four

Back 4

quad-,
quadri-,
tetra-

Hint 4

Quadruplets are four offspring born at one birth. A quadriplegic is one who had paralysis of all four extremities (the arms and legs). A tetrahedron is a solid figure having four faces.

Front 5

One hundred or one-hundreth

Back 5

centi-

Hint 5

Centigrade is a measurement of temperature that is divided into one hundred degrees, with 0 degrees representing the freezing point and 100 degrees representing the boiling point. A centimeter is one-hundreth of a meter.

Front 6

One-thousandth

Back 6

milli-

Hint 6

A millimeter is one-thousandth of a meter.

Front 7

Double

Back 7

diplo-

Hint 7

Diplopia means double vision. Two images of a single object are seen.

Front 8

Half, partly

Back 8

hemi-,
semi-

Hint 8

Each of Earth's hemispheres is half of the Earth. A semicircle is half of a circle.

Front 9

Excessive, more than normal

Back 9

hyper-

Hint 9

Hyperactive means excessively active. Hyperglycemia means an above normal amount of sugar in the blood.

Front 10

Beneath or below normal

Back 10

hypo-

Hint 10

Hypodermic means under or beneath the skin. Hypoglycemia means an above norml amoun of sugar in the blood.

Front 11

Many

Back 11

multi-,
poly-

Hint 11

A multitude means many or several. Multipurpose means serving many purposes. Polyunsaturated fas have many unsaturated chemical bonds. Polysaccharides are complex carbohydrates generally composed of many molecules of simpler sugars.

Front 12

None

Back 12

nulli-

Hint 12

The word null means having no value, amounting to nothing, or equal to zero.

Front 13

All

Back 13

pan-

Hint 13

Pandemic means occuring throughout (in other words, affecting all) the population of a country, people, or world.

Front 14

First

Back 14

primi-

Hint 14

Primary means standing first in ran or importance. Primitive humans were some of the first people on earth.

Front 15

Excessive

Back 15

super-,
ultra-

Hint 15

Supervitaminosis is a condition resulting from excessive ingestion (swalling or taking by mouth) of vitamins.