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词根词缀:-ic

【来源及含义】Greek: a suffix; pertaining to; of the nature of, like; in chemistry, it denotes a higher valence of the element than is expressed by -ous

【同源单词】abdominocystic, abdominopelvic, abdominoscopy, abdominothoracic, abiogenetic, abiogenic

词根词缀:iso-, is-

【来源及含义】Greek: equal; by extension: same, similar, alike; normally used as a prefix

【相关描述】Used in numerous terms, nearly all scientific; denoting: equality, similarity, uniformity, or identity; the second element being properly and usually of Greek origin, rarely of Latin [the proper prefix in the latter case being equi-]. In biology, denoting for or from different individuals of the same species). For a large list of iso- opposites or antonyms, see aniso-.

【相关词根词缀】 Inter-related cross references, directly or indirectly, involving word units dealing with "equal, identical, same, similar": auto-; emul-; equ-, equi-; homeo-; homo-; pari-; peer; rhomb-; syn-; tauto-.

【同源单词】chronoisothermal, geoisotherm, isacoustic, isadelphous, isallobar, isallobaric

词根词缀:tropo-, trop-, -tropal, -trope(s), -tropic, -tropism, -tropia, -tropous, -tropy, trep-

【来源及含义】Greek: bend, curve, turn, a turning; response to stimulus

【相关描述】Don't confuse this tropo-, -tropy element with tropho-, meaning "food, nourishment, nutrition".

【相关词根词缀】 Inter-related cross references involving word units meaning "bend, curve, turn": diversi-; diverticul-; flect-, flex-; gyro-; meand-; -plex; streph-; stroph-; tors-; verg-; vers-; volv-.

【同源单词】acrotropic, acrotropism, aerotropic, aerotropism, ageotropism, allotrope