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PREFIX

MEANING

aero-

needing oxygen or air

amphi-

both

an-

not or negative

ante-

before

anti-/ant-

against; reverse; opposite

aqui-/aqua-

water

astr-astro-

outerspace

auto-

self

bar-

pressure

bi-

two

bio-

life

centi-

one hundredth (1/100)

cephalo-

head or brain

chem-

chemistry

chlor-

green

chrom-/chromo-

color

chron-/chrono-

time

circ-

around

com-/con-

together

contra-

against

corp-

body

cycl-

wheel

de-

undo

deca-/deka-

ten (10)

deci- one tenth (1/10)
hyper- over, above, beyond, too much
in-/im- not
mal- bad or wrong
mega- large, great, powerful
micro- small
min-/mini- less, to make less
mis- wrong
post- after (time or space)
pre- before (time, place, or rank)
re- back or again
sub- under or below
super- above or more than
tele- distant

trans-

over, across, through

Last Modified on November 12, 2008