A Dictionary Of The Roots And Combining Forms Of Scientific Words

Author : Tim Williams
Publisher : Squirrox Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781411657939

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A Dictionary of the Roots and Combining Forms of Scientific Words by Tim Williams Pdf

Have you ever wondered where scientific words and names come from? Why are honey bees known as 'Apis mellifera', why is a daisy known as 'Bellis perennis'? If you are curious about words you can use this book to find out exactly what 'artiodactyl' means, what an 'ectoloph' is and where you can find 'Cantium'. There are over 12,800 entries, plus directions for using the word-roots, pronunciation rules, guidance for constructing scientific names and general principles of transliteration. Additionally there are appendices listing the adjectival forms of geographical names; some common terms for animals, plants and structures, activities and habitats; shapes, sizes, colors, textures, patterns, numbers, quantity, direction and location, parts of the year and chemical elements. This dictionary will be especially useful to students from many fields and particularly those from medical and biological backgrounds, as well as being a valuable addition to any reference collection. www.trw-books.com

Author : Donald Joyce Borror
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1960
Category : Biology
ISBN : UOM:39015020570746

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Dictionary of Word Roots and Combining Forms Compiled from the Greek, Latin, and Other Languages by Donald Joyce Borror Pdf

How to use this dictionary; Dictionary of word roots and combining forms; Formulation of scientific names; Trasliteration of greek words; Some common combining forms.

Author : Donald Joyce Borror
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1960
Category : Biology
ISBN : UOM:39015020570746

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Dictionary of Word Roots and Combining Forms Compiled from the Greek, Latin, and Other Languages by Donald Joyce Borror Pdf

How to use this dictionary; Dictionary of word roots and combining forms; Formulation of scientific names; Trasliteration of greek words; Some common combining forms.

Author : Donald Borror
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1960-09-01
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0874840538

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Dictionary Of Word Roots by Donald Borror Pdf

One of the outstanding problems of the biologist, whether he be beginning student or specialists, is that of understanding technical terms. The best way to understand and remember technical terms is to understand first their component parts, or roots. This dictionary has been designed primarily to meet the needs of the beginning student, the medical student, and the taxonomist, but it should be of value to all biologists.

Author : Michael J. Sheehan
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2020-12-11
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780786494347

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Word Parts Dictionary by Michael J. Sheehan Pdf

This book, now in its third edition, is still the most uniquely comprehensive resource for finding word parts needed to express a concept. Along with aiding vocabulary expansion, this dictionary provides guidance to those who may be interested in inventing or deciphering words bearing an established and embedded meaning. This work is split into three parts. Part I, the dictionary proper, provides an alphabetical listing of over 5,100 word parts. Each entry includes a brief definition, examples of use and etymology. Part II, the Finder, is a reverse dictionary that allows users to start with a meaning or concept to then find word parts that express the meaning. The only reverse dictionary of its kind,this section is updated with over 4,600 search terms in total. The expanded Part III organizes word parts under 20 convenient categories--like The Body, Fear or Dislike of, Experts and Shapes.

Author : Manik Joshi
Publisher : Manik Joshi
Page : 91 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2014-10-25
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Dictionary of Combining Forms: Vocabulary Building by Manik Joshi Pdf

What are “Combining Forms”? A combining form is a form of a word that can combine with a free word, root word or another combining form to get a new word. ‘Combining form’ adds extra meaning to the new word. ‘Combining form’ is added to the beginning or end of a free word, root word or another combining form. (A). Examples of “Combining form + Free Word”: Agro- + Industry = Agro-industry Agro- denotes: connected with farming (B). Example of “Combining form + Root Word”: Aero- + Gramme = Aerogramm Aero- denotes: connected with aircraft Gramme denotes: writing (C). Examples of “Combining form + Combining form”: Hydro- + -Logy = Hydrology [the scientific study of the earth's water] Hydro- denotes: relating to water -Logy denotes: a subject of study IMPORTANT NOTES: 1. “Combining form” generally cannot stand alone as free words, but there are many exceptions to this rule. EXAMPLES: Combining Form: -like [free word] lotus + -like = lotus-like rope + -like = rope-like -like- denotes: similar to the thing that is mentioned 2. Many Words ending in “-ed”, “-en”, etc. are used as COMBINING FORMS. EXAMPLES: Combining Form: -based (ending in ‘-ed’) foreign + -based = foreign-based demand + -based = demand-based -based denotes: containing something as an important feature or part 3. Many words ending in “-ing” are used as COMBINING FORMS. EXAMPLES: Combining Form: -looking (ending in ‘-ing’) fine + -looking = fine-looking suspicious + -looking = suspicious-looking -looking- denotes: to be appearing in a way that is mentioned Alphabetical List of Combining Forms Along With Their Meanings And Examples Combining Forms -- A AERO- Used to form: adjectives, adverbs and nouns General meaning: connected with aircraft Examples: aerobatics / aerodrome / aerodynamics / aerofoil / aerogramme (also, aerogram) / aeronaut / aeronautics / aerospace / aerostat ****** -AFFECTED Used to form: adjectives General meaning: suffering from the thing that is mentioned Examples [along with their use in phrases]: drug-affected ---- [drug-affected newborns] famine-affected ---- [famine-affected village] flu-affected ---- [flu-affected patients] militancy-affected ---- [militancy-affected state] quake-affected ---- [quake-affected hills] Other Examples: flood-affected / cyclone-affected / explosion-affected / drought-affected / rain-affected / violence-affected ****** AFRO- Used to form: adjectives and nouns General meaning: African Examples [along with their use in phrases]: Afro-Brazilian ---- [Afro-Brazilian heritage] Afro-British ---- [Afro-British people] Afro-Caribbean ---- [Afro-Caribbean cooperation] Afro-Colombian ---- [Afro-Colombian celebrities] Afro-Cuban ---- [Afro-Cuban player] Afro-descendant ---- [Afro-descendant communities] Afro-Iranian ---- [Afro-Iranian minority] Afro-Latina ---- [Afro-Latina engineers] Afro-Mexican ---- [Afro-Mexican students] Afro-Palestinian ---- [Afro-Palestinian group] Afro-Turk ---- [Afro-Turk music star] ALL- Used to form: adjectives and adverbs General meaning: each and every one | totally | in the highest degree Examples: all-American / all-around / all-British / all-Canadian / all-clear / all-consuming / all-embracing / all-encompassing / all-important / all-inclusive / all-night / all-nighter / all-out / all-over / all-party / all-pervading / all-powerful / all-purpose / all-round / all-rounder / all-star / all-ticket / all-time

Author : Donald M. Ayers
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1972-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 0816503052

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Bioscientific Terminology: Words from Latin and Greek Stems by Donald M. Ayers Pdf

Pinpoints and defines the prefixes, stems, and suffixes of Greek and Latin origin found in the biological sciences

Author : Horace Gerald Danner
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 1007 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2014-03-27
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781442233263

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A Thesaurus of English Word Roots by Horace Gerald Danner Pdf

Horace G. Danner’s A Thesaurus of English Word Roots is a compendium of the most-used word roots of the English language. As Timothy B. Noone notes in his foreword: “Dr. Danner’s book allows you not only to build up your passive English vocabulary, resulting in word recognition knowledge, but also gives you the rudiments for developing your active English vocabulary, making it possible to infer the meaning of words with which you are not yet acquainted. Your knowledge can now expand and will do so exponentially as your awareness of the roots in English words and your corresponding ability to decode unfamiliar words grows apace. This is the beginning of a fine mental linguistic library: so enjoy!” In A Thesaurus of English Word Roots, all word roots are listed alphabetically, along with the Greek or Latin words from which they derive, together with the roots’ original meanings. If the current meaning of an individual root differs from the original meaning, that is listed in a separate column. In the examples column, the words which contain the root are then listed, starting with their prefixes, for example, dysacousia, hyperacousia. These root-starting terms then are followed by terms where the root falls behind the word, e.g., acouesthesia and acoumeter. These words are followed by words where the root falls in the middle or the end, as in such terms as bradyacusia and odynacusis.. In this manner, A Thesaurus of English Word Roots places the word in as many word families as there are elements in the word. This work will interest linguists and philologists and anyone interested in the etymological aspects of English language.

Author : Donald M. Ayers,R. L. Cherry
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1986-04
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0816508992

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English Words from Latin and Greek Elements by Donald M. Ayers,R. L. Cherry Pdf

Presents an overview of the development of the English language and examines the formation of words especially from Greek and Latin roots. Also discusses definitions and usage.

Author : Logophilia Education
Publisher : Notion Press
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2018-06-27
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781643241609

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The Logic of English Words by Logophilia Education Pdf

Logophilia Education (estd. August, 2010) is the first and only Etymology Education organisation in the world. We're passionate in our belief that a strong and sophisticated vocabulary is the most essential skill that students should possess. Why? Anything you study is written in words. All subjects have their own terminology. Without a strong understanding of English words you will never really study well, and will end up finding shortcuts to learning (e.g. rote-memorising, using mnemonics, and so forth). Logophilia, therefore, teaches the structure of English words with the intent of getting students to become very strong in vocabulary, and dictionary-independent. This method of teaching, done through Logophilia's unique paedagogy, is called Etymology Education. We promote Etymology awareness as a life skill, and aim to get it into mainstream school curricula worldwide, thereby simplifying and sophisticating language comprehension for everyone. We teach (experiential vocabulary programmes), quiz (the Logo+philia™ Gala Olympiad), & write (books, blogs, apps, and vocabulary-learning aids), to help you see the logic of English words.

Author : Michael J. Sheehan
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2008-04-04
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780786435647

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Word Parts Dictionary by Michael J. Sheehan Pdf

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Author : Dirk R. Walters
Publisher : Kendall Hunt
Page : 644 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0787221082

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Vascular Plant Taxonomy by Dirk R. Walters Pdf

Author : Barbara A. Gylys,Barbara A. Gylys, MeD, CMA-A,Mary Ellen Wedding
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1999-02
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0803603959

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Medical Terminology by Barbara A. Gylys,Barbara A. Gylys, MeD, CMA-A,Mary Ellen Wedding Pdf

Each chapter in the volume features outlines, objectives, line drawings, pronunciation keys and worksheets for immediate feedback. The book uses word-building and the body-systems approach to teach terminology. Medical records sections relate the content to real-life situations.

Author : Michael Sheehan
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2008-04-04
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UOM:39015073889886

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Word Parts Dictionary by Michael Sheehan Pdf

This updated version is still the only complete resource on the market for finding word parts needed to express a concept. The purpose of this dictionary is to provide convenient word parts to those who may be interested in inventing or deciphering words bearing an established and embedded meaning.

Author : John Kennedy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1569470510

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Word Stems by John Kennedy Pdf

English is a hybrid of Greek, Latin and some ten other languages, which can make tracing a word's meaning pretty difficult. Now, with this classic reference for students of the English language, perfect for word fanatics, puzzlers and writers, 'Word Stems' defines and deciphers thousands of the most commonly used foreign words that form the foundation of our English words.