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Encyclopedia > List of English prefixes

The following prefixes may appear as parts of words in the English language. In linguistics, a prefix is a type of affix that precedes the morphemes to which it can attach. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...


Alongside a few "native" English prefixes (such as under- or with-), we find many which acted as prefixes in other languages (mainly Greek, Latin or French) and which English has adopted in already-compounded forms (such as deci- or pyro-).


A prefix may or may not operate productively: one can readily form new coinages with multi-, but might not meaningfully succeed in doing so with twi-. Most Greco-Latin prefixes serve to form new words (classical compounds) in technical jargon. A large portion of the technical and scientific lexicon of English and other Western European languages consists of classical compounds. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...


Note that while some of the following morphemes always function as prefixes (co- or syn-, for example, others simple exemplify linguistic roots that generally or commonly occur first in compound words, like sperm- (compare Leptospermum) or even stand alone as definite words in their own right (under-, Anglo-). The root is the primary lexical unit of a word, which carries the most significant aspects of semantic content and cannot be reduced into smaller constituents. ... A tea tree any plant of the genus Leptospermum (family Myrtaceae). ...

Prefix Meaning Examples
a(n)- not, without atonality, asexuality, amoral, anarchy, anonymous
ab- away abduction, absolutism, ablution
acr(o)- high, up, hill Acropolis, acrobatics
ad- near, at adrenal
aden(o)- gland adenectomy
aer(o)- air aeronautics, aerodrome, aeroplane, aerodynamics
agr(o)- relating to farming agriculture
alt- high altitude
alter- another Alter-ego, alternate
am- love amorous, amateur
ambi- around, either, encircling ambiguity, ambidexterity, Ambisagrus
an(a)- out of anachronism
andr- man androgyny, androcentrism, android, androgen
anem- wind anemometer
Anglo- English or British Anglo-Irish relations
ante- before antebellum, antediluvian
anthropo- relating to human beings anthropology, anthropocentrism, anthropomorphic
ant(i)- against antidote, antibody, anticlockwise, antichrist
aut(o)- self autonomy, autobiography, automobile, autopilot, autopsy, automatic
bar(o)- heaviness, heavy barometer
bathy- deep Bathyscaphe, bathysphere
be- completely, excessively; forms transitive verbs bemuse, bespeak, bewail
ben- well Benediction, benign
bi- two bicycle, bijection, bicameralism
bi(o)- life biology, biography, biopsy
bibli(o)- relating to books bibliophilia, bibliography
blast(o)- bud, germination blastocyst
brady- slow bradycardia
brom(o)- stench Bromine, bromide
bronch(o)- relating to breathing bronchitis
cac(o)- bad cacophony, cacography
cad/cas- a fall cadence, cascade
carcin(o)- relating to cancer carcinogenic
cardi(o)- heart cardiovascular, Cardiac arrest
cent-, centi- hundred or hundredth centenarian, centimeter, centipede
cephal(o)- head cephalothorax
chrys(o)- gold chryselephantine, chrysoberylchrysography
chrom(ato)- colour chromatic, chromosome
chron(o)- time chronology, chronic, chronicle
circum- around circumcision, circumlocution, circumference
co- together cooperative, co-belligerence
colpo- vagina colpospasm
con- with, together connotation, Congress, congregation
contr- against, opposite contradiction, contraception, controversy
cosm(o)- world cosmology, cosmopolitan, cosmotheism
counter- against, opposite counterpoint, Counter-Reformation
crin(o)- cry(shed tears) endocrinology
cryo- frost, icy cold cryogenics, cryoelectronics, cryostorage
crypt(o)- hidden cryptography, cryptozoology
cyt(o)- cell (originally hollow receptacle) cytoplasm, cytology
culp- fault culpable, culprit
dactyl(o)- finger, digit dactylogram
de- taking something away, the opposite decentralisation, dehydration, Denazification
dec(a)-, dek(a)- ten decamerous, December, decimeter, decade
deci- one tenth deciliter
dem(o)- people demographics, democracy
derm(at)- skin dermatology, dermatitis
di- two, double dichromic
di- day diurnal
dia- through diameter, diagnosis, diarrhea
didact(o)- apt at teaching didactic
dis- apart, separation, reverse, opposite dissent, discovery, disambiguation
dok, dox(o)- view, teaching doxology, dogma, orthodox
dynam(o)- power, force dynamic, dynamite, dynamo
dys- bad, deformed, abnormal dyspepsia, dystrophy, dysarthria
eco- house economy, ecology, ecosystem, ecotage
ecto- outer, external ectomorphic, ectoparasite
edaph(o)- soil edaphic
electr(o)- relating to Electricity electrocution, electroencephalogram
embry(o)- embryo embryogenesis
en- to make ~ (transitive verb) enrage, enlarge
end(o)-, ent(o)- inside endoscope, endothermic, entoblast
enne(a)- nine enneastyle, enneagram
enter(o)- intestine enteritis
eo- earliest, most primitive eobacterium, eohippus
ep(i)-, eph- upon, above, around epitaxy, epicenter, ephemeral
erg(o)- work, labour ergonomics synergy, energy
erythr(o)- red erythrocite
erot(o)- love erotic, erotomania
ethno- race, people ethnology, ethnolinguistics, ethnocentrism
eu- good eulogy, euthanasia, eugenics, euphemism
Euro- European Euro-MP, Eurocentric
ex- former ex-wife, ex-president
exo- outside exoskeleton
extra- outside, beyond, additional extra-thin, extra-special extraordinary, extraterrestrial, extraordinary
flor- relating to flowers florist
fore- before, in advance foreskin, foreshadowing
geo- earth geography, geology
glosso- language glossogeny, glossogony, glossolalia
gyn- female gynaecology, gynoid
hemi- half hemimetabolous, hemisphere
hemo- blood hemophilia, hemophobia
hept- seven heptagon
heter(o)- different heterogenous, heterosexual
hex(a)- six hexapod, hexagonal, hexameter
hol(o)- whole, entire hologram, holistic, Holocene
hom(o)- same homogenous, homosexual, homophone
hydro- water hydrogen, hydry
hygro- humidity, moisture hygrometer, hygroscopy
hyper- excessive2, having more than three spatial dimensions (mathematics) hyperactive, hyperthyroidism
hyp(o)- below2 hypodermic, hypnosis
in- intensively inflammable, invaluable
in-1 not infallibility, illiteracy, immoral, irrelevant
inter- between, mutual intervention, international, internet
intra- within intramural, intravenous, intraocular
kilo- thousand kilogram, kilowatt
litho- Rock lithosphere
Luso- Portuguese lusophone
Mac- or Mc- "son of" (often used in last names) McCarthy, Kirsty MacColl
macro- large macrobiology, macroscopic
mal- bad malpractice, malnutrition
maxi- many ,most maximal, maximum
Mc- McDonalds-like, often derogatory McJob, McPaper (See McWords)
mega(l)- million, very large megabyte, megaphone, megalopolis
meso- middle mesoamerica, mesoscale
meta- after, beyond metacarpal, metaphysics, metatarsal
micro- one millionth, very small microgram, microorganism, micronation, microscope
mid- in the middle of mid-term elections, Mid-Autumn Festival
milli- thousandth milligram, milliliter
mini- small miniskirt, miniseries
mis- bad, wrong miscarriage, misanthropy, misogyny, mistake
mon(o)- one, single monolith, monorail, monotony, monocle
multi- many multiculturalism, multilingualism
myco- relating to fungi mycology, mycoprotein
myri(a)- Ten thousand myriagon, myriad
non- not nonsense, non-denial denial
non- nine nonagon
O'- (son) of (often used in Irish family-names) O'Brian
oct(o)-, oct(a)- eight octane, octopod, octagon, October
omni- all omnidirectional, omnivore, omnipotent
oo- ("oo-oh") egg, ovum oocyte
out- more, to a greater degree outdo, outrun
over- (noun) more than normal, too much overpopulation, over-consumption, overlord
over- (verb) to do too much, to (verb) over overlook, overspend, oversee
pan(to)-1 universal, all-embracing pandect, pantechnicon, Pantocrator, pamphlet
para- beyond, near, contrary paralegal, parachute
pent(a)- five pentagon
peri(o)- around, about, enclosing, near perimysium, pericardium, periosteum, perinatal
photo- light, photon photograph, photosensetive, photosynthesis
phyto- relating to plants phytogeography, phytoplankton
post- after postpartum depression, postmodernism
pre- before prediction, preview, precedent, prenatal care
pro- for, in favour of pro-choice, protagonist
psycho- mind, mental psychology, psychosomatic
pyro- fire, flame pyromania
quadr-, quart- four quadrangle, quadruplet, quartic, quartile
quasi- like, as if quasiparticle
quinque- five quinquesection,
quint(i)- fifth, five quintiped, quintet
re- again, repeatedly reduction, reflection, revolution
rect(i)- proper, straight rectify, rectangle
retro- backward retrograde, retrospective
scler(o)- hard scleroderma, atherosclerosis
semi- half, partial semi-automatic, semi-detached
sept(a)- seven heptachord, September
sex(i)- six sexivalent
Sino- Chinese Sino-American relations
spasm(o)- spasm spasmatic, spasmolysis
sperm- seed spermophile, spermine
spher(o)- sphere, ball spherical, atmosphere
sphygm(o)- pulsation sphygmomanometer, sphygmograph
splen(o)- spleen splenomegaly
splanchn(o)- viscera splanchnopathy
schiz(o)-, schist(o)- split schizophrenia, schistocyte
sci- know, knowledge science, omniscient
staphyl(o)- cluster, uvula staphylococcus, staphyloplasty
stom(ato)- mouth stomatitis, stomach
styl- pillar stylus, stylist, stylopodium
sub- below, less than, under,2 subset, subsonic, subway, subtitles
super- extremely, more than,2 superhuman, Superego, supersonic
syn- together, united, at the same time synergy, synchronicity, synesthesia
tach(y)- rapid, accelerated tachycardia, tachymeter, tachyon
tel(e)- distance, distant telecommunications, television, telephoto lens, telodynamic
tel(o)- end teloblast, telophase
theo- god theology, theogony
trans- across, beyond transfer, transubstantiation, transatlantic, Trans-Siberian railway
tri- three triangle, tricolor, triptych
twi- two twilight, twig, twin
über- / uber- super- / excessive / very uberfic, Übermensch, übercool
ultra- extremely, beyond certain limit ultramontanism, ultraviolet
un1- not, opposite, take something away unconstitutional, undelete
under- below, incompletely underestimate, underage, undercook
uni- one, single uniform, unification
up- higher upscale, update, upgrade, upheld
ur- first, original urtext
ur(o)- urine uric, urinal
vita- life vitamin, vital
with- together, united withhold, withstand
zoo- ("zoo-oh") relating to animals zoomorphic, zoology, zoophilia

1 Some morphemes demonstrate high allomorphy, usually completely assimilating a following consonant. Partial assimilation of voicing and/or place of articulation can also occur. In linguistics, a prefix is a type of affix that precedes the morphemes to which it can attach. ... Negation (i. ... Atonality describes music that does not conform to the system of tonal hierarchies, which characterizes the sound of classical European music between the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries. ... Asexuality is a general term or self-designation for people who find sexual behavior unappealing. ... Amorality is the quality of having no concept of right or wrong. ... Look up anarchy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... ... ab- (also abs- before certain consonants) is an English prefix. ... Look up abduction in Wiktionary, the free dictionary In logic, abduction is a method of reasoning; see abductive reasoning. ... The term absolutism can mean: A belief in absolute truth moral absolutism, the belief that there is some absolute standard of right and wrong political absolutism, a political system where one person holds absolute power, also called apolytarchy from Gr. ... Ablution may refer to the practice of removing sins or diseases through the use of ritual washing, or the practice of using ritual washing as one part of a ceremony to remove sin or disease. ... Acropolis in Athens. ... High wire act Acrobatics (from Greek Akros, high and bat, walking) is one of the performing arts, and is also practiced as a sport. ... ad- is an English prefix. ... In mammals, the adrenal glands are the triangle-shaped endocrine glands that sit atop the kidneys. ... AIR is a three-letter abbreviation with multiple meanings, as described below: The Annals of Improbable Research, a monthly magazine devoted to scientific humour All India Radio - Indias Government Radio service AIR, a popular electronica band from France. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Aerodrome can mean: An Austrian music festival: Aerodrome A series of aircraft constructed by Samuel Pierpont Langley. ... An Air France Boeing 777, a modern passenger jet. ... This article is about the branch of Physics. ... Altitude is the elevation of an object from a known level or datum. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The word amateur has at least two connotations. ... Look up ambiguity in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Ambidexterity is the ability of being equally adept with each hand (or, to a limited degree, feet). ... In Celtic mythology, Ambisagrus was a Gaulish god of thunder and lightning. ... Look up Anachronism in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Photograph of a nude man by Wilhelm von Gloeden, ca. ... Androgyny refers to two concepts. ... Androcentrism (Greek ανδρο, andro-, man, male, χεντρον, kentron, center) is the practice, conscious or otherwise, of placing male human beings or the masculine point of view at the center of ones view of the world and its culture and history. ... The android Data, portrayed by Brent Spiner, from the TV series Star Trek: The Next Generation An android is a robot made to resemble a human, usually both in appearance and behaviour. ... Androgen is the generic term for any natural or synthetic compound, usually a steroid hormone, that stimulates or controls the development and maintenance of masculine characteristics in vertebrates by binding to androgen receptors. ... Anemometer installation on roof of Deconism Gallery, using three size 6, schedule 40 pipes in their original uncut 20 foot (6 m) lengths. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages English Capital London Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population –mid-2004... Anglo-Irish was a term used historically to describe middle and upper class inhabitants of Ireland who were the descendants and successors of the Protestant Ascendancy[1], mostly belonging to the Anglican Church of Ireland or to a lesser extent one of the English dissenting churches, such as the Methodist... Antebellum is a Latin word meaning before the war (ante means before and bellum war). ... According to the Bible, the only survivors from the antediluvian period were Noah and his family. ... Anthropology (from the Greek word άνθρωπος, human or person) consists of the study of humanity (see genus Homo). ... Anthropocentrism (Greek άνθρωπος, anthropos, human, κέντρον, kentron, center), or the human-centered principle, refers to the idea that humanity must always remain the central concern for humans. ... Anthropomorphism, also referred to as personification or prosopopeia, is the attribution of human characteristics to inanimate objects, animals, forces of nature, and others. ... An antidote is a substance which can counteract a form of poisoning. ... Schematic of antibody binding to an antigen An antibody is a protein used by the immune system to identify and neutralize foreign objects like bacteria and viruses. ... A clockwise motion is one that proceeds like the clocks hands: from the top to the right, then down and then to the left, and back to the top. ... In Christian eschatology and Islam, the Antichrist, Anti-christ or Dajjal (literally: anti, opposite; christ, Jesus) has come to mean a person, image of a person, or other entity that is the embodiment of evil and utterly opposed to truth, according to Christianity, while convincingly disguised as wholly good and... Self might refer to various different things: Look up self on Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... An autobiography, from the Greek auton, self, bios, life and graphein, write, is a biography written by the subject or composed conjointly with a collaborative writer (styled as told to or with). The term dates from the late eighteenth century, but the form is much older. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A simple detachable autopilot on a sailboat. ... An autopsy, also known as a post-mortem examination or an obduction, is a medical procedure that consists of a thorough examination of a corpse to determine the cause and manner of a persons death and to evaluate any disease or injury that may be present. ... Automatic refers to any self-operating machine or automaton. ... Schematic drawing of a simple mercury barometer with vertical mercury column and reservoir at base Table of Pneumaticks, 1728 Cyclopaedia A barometer is an instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure. ... Trieste A bathyscape or bathyscaphe is a self-propelled deep-sea diving submersible, consisting of a crew cabin similar to a bathysphere suspended below a float filled with a buoyant liquid such as petrol. ... A bathysphere is a spherical deep-sea diving submersible which is lowered into bodies of water with a cable. ... The English derivational prefix be- is a hold over from Old English. ... A benediction is a short invocation for divine help, blessing and guidance, usually after a church worship service. ... 2 (two) is a number, numeral, and glyph. ... This racing bicycle is built using lightweight, shaped aluminium tubing and carbon fiber stays and forks. ... A bijective function. ... The bicameral legislature of the United States is housed in a capitol building with two wings. ... Look up life, living in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Biology is the branch of science dealing with the study of life. ... Sir Thomas Malory wrote the most famous fictional biography of the Middle Ages with Le Morte dArthur about the life of King Arthur. ... A biopsy (in Greek: bios = life and opsy = look/appearance) is a medical test involving the removal of cells or tissues for examination. ... Look up book in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Bibliophilia is the love of books; a bibliophile is a lover of books. ... Bibliographies at the University Library of Graz Bibliography (from Greek βιβλιογραφία, lit. ... Embryogenesis is the process of cell division and cellular differentiation which leads to the development of an embryo. ... Bradycardia, as applied in adult medicine, is defined as a heart rate of under 60 beats per minute, though it is seldom symptomatic until the rate drops below 50 beat/min [1]. It is also less commonly known as brachycardia. ... General Name, Symbol, Number bromine, Br, 35 Chemical series halogens Group, Period, Block 17, 4, p Appearance gas/liquid: red-brown solid: metallic luster Atomic mass 79. ... Bronchitis is an obstructive pulmonary disease characterized by inflammation of the bronchi of the lungs. ... Look up Cadence in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Cadence has the following meanings. ... A cascade is a term for a waterfall, or series of waterfalls, and is applied abstractly to many different concepts involving a series of steps or effects that follow one after the other. ... When normal cells are damaged beyond repair, they are eliminated by apoptosis. ... In pathology, a carcinogen is any substance or agent that promotes cancer. ... The circulatory system or cardiovascular system is the organ system which circulates blood around the body of most animals. ... An SI prefix is a prefix that can be applied to an SI unit to form a decimal multiple or submultiple. ... The word hundred can mean: The word form of the number 100 Hundred (division) Hundred (word) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... A centenarian is a person who has attained the age of 100 years or more. ... A centimetre (US: centimeter) is a factor of the SI unit of length: there are one hundred centimeters in the base unit of measure, the metre. ... Orders Geophilomorpha Lithobiomorpha Scolopendrida Scutigerida Centipedes (Class Chilopoda) are fast-moving venomous, predatory terrestrial arthropods that have long bodies and many jointed legs. ... A pocket watch, a common timekeeping device. ... Pictoral chronology of intelligence, Central Intelligence Agency Chronology is the science of locating events in time. ... It has been suggested that Circumcision advocacy be merged into this article or section. ... Periphrasis is a figure of speech where the meaning of a word or phrase is expressed by many or several words. ... The circumference is the distance around a closed curve. ... A cooperative (also co-operative or co-op) is an association of persons who join together or co-operate, to carry on an economic activity of mutual benefit. ... Co-belligerence is a term for waging of war together - against a common enemy. ... The prefix con- first appeared in English words in the Middle English in words borrowed from French. ... For the more specialised meaning of Connotation in semiotics, see connotation (semiotics). ... A congress is a gathering of people, especially a gathering for a political purpose. ... A congregation is an assembly of people for a given purpose. ... ... Broadly speaking, a contradiction is an incompatibility between two or more statements, ideas, or actions. ... Look up Controversy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... // Cosmology, from the Greek: κοσμολογία (cosmologia, κόσμος (cosmos) order + λογια (logia) discourse) is the study of the Universe in its totality, and by extension, humanitys place in it. ... 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Cryogenics is a branch of physics (or engineering) that studies the production of very low temperatures (below −150°C, −238°F or 123K) and the behavior of materials at those temperatures. ... Cryoelectronics or cryolectronics is the study of superconductivity and its applications. ... Cryopreservation, also cryogenically freeze, is a process where cells or whole tissues are preserved by cooling to low sub-zero temperatures, such as (typically) -80°C or -196°C (the boiling point of liquid nitrogen). ... Crypto is an English prefix that means hidden or secret. The term crypto is also employed as shorthand for the following: Cryptography, the practice of the use of encryption. ... The German Lorenz cipher machine, used in World War II for encryption of high-level messages. ... Loch Ness Monster (Painting) by Heikenwaelder Hugo Cryptozoology is the study of animals that are rumored or suspected to exist, but for which conclusive proof is still missing; the term also includes the study of animals generally considered extinct, but which are still occasionally reported. ... Cells in culture, stained for keratin (red) and DNA (green). ... Cytoplasm is like jelly-like material that fills cells. ... Cytology (also known as Cell biology) is the scientific study of cells. ... Decentralisation (American: decentralization) is any of various means of more widely distributing decision-making to bring it closer to the point of service or action. ... Dehydration (hypohydration) is the removal of water (hydor in ancient Greek) from an object. ... Denazification (German: Entnazifizierung) was an Allied initiative to rid German and Austrian society, culture, press, economy, judiciary and politics of any remnants of the Nazi regime. ... 10 (ten) is an even natural number following 9 and preceding 11. ... This is a list of decades which have articles with more information about them. ... An SI prefix is a prefix that can be applied to an SI unit to form a decimal multiple or submultiple. ... Look up one in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... In mathematics, arithmetic or plain old numbers a tenth is one part of a unit or one divided equally into ten parts. ... A decilitre (or deciliter), abbreviated dL or dl, is one tenth of a litre, or 1×10−4 m3, or 100 millilitre. ... Demographics is a shorthand term for population characteristics. Demographics include race, age, income, mobility (in terms of travel time to work or number of vehicles available), educational attainment, home ownership, employment status, and even location. ... Dermatology (from Greek derma, skin) is a branch of medicine dealing with the skin and its appendages (hair, nails, sweat glands etc). ... Dermatitis is a term literally meaning inflammation of the skin. It is usually used to refer to eczema, which is also known as Dermatitis eczema. ... 2 (two) is a number, numeral, and glyph. ... Water, Rabbit, and Deer: three of the 20 day symbols in the Aztec calendar, from the Aztec Sun Stone. ... Diurnal may mean: in biology, a diurnal animal is an animal that is active in the daytime. ... In education, teachers are those who teach students or pupils, often a course of study or a practical skill. ... The prefix dis- (also di-, dif-) first appeared in English words in the Middle English period in words borrowed from French (usually as the French des-). It comes from the Latin prefix dis-, which is thought to have come from duus two and thus had the most basic sense of... An apartment estate in Singapore, which makes up the majority of public housing in Singapore. ... Separation may refer to a several different subjects: In chemistry, separation refers to the separation process. ... Reverse may refer to: Obverse and reverse side of a coin changing the direction: of movement: forward - reverse, see gearbox of a design: see reverse engineering This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... ... Dissent is a sentiment or philosophy of non-agreement or opposition to an idea (eg. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... A doxology is a short hymn of praise to God in various Christian worship services, often added to the end of canticles, psalms, and hymns. ... In physics, power (symbol: P) is the amount of work done per unit of time. ... In physics, a force is anything that causes a free body with mass to accelerate. ... The word dynamics can refer to: a branch of mechanics; see dynamics (mechanics) the volume of music; see dynamics (music) When used referring to mechanics, it is referring to the study of the motion of both rigid bodies and particles. ... Dynamite is an explosive based on the explosive potential of nitroglycerin using diatomaceous earth (Kieselguhr) as an adsorbent. ... Dynamo can refer to more than one item. ... Dystrophy is any condition of abnormal development, usually due to malnutrition, especially denoting the degeneration of muscles (muscular dystrophy). ... Dysarthria (from new latin dys-, prefix meaning mis-, dis-, accidental + greek -arthro, joint) is an injury or symptom describing minor speech impediments, often slurred speech. ... Ernst Haeckel coined the term oekologie in 1866. ... In the field of ecology, an ecosystem is a combination of all the living and non-living elements of an area. ... Ecotage is the commission of usually illegal acts of sabotage motivated by environmentalism, including the prevention of ecocide. ... Lightning strikes during a night-time thunderstorm. ... The term electrocution can mean either: accidental death or suicide by electric shock deliberate execution by electric shock, usually involving an electric chair See also Look up electrocution in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Electroencephalography is the neurophysiologic exploration of the electrical activity of the brain by the application of electrodes to the scalp. ... Endothermic can mean: In biology, an endotherm is a type of animal that can control its body temperature. ... 9 (nine) is the natural number following 8 and preceding 10. ... Epitaxy is the growth of crystals of one material on the crystal face of another (heteroepitaxy) or the same (homoepitaxy) material, such that the two materials have a defined relative structural orientation. ... Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Synergy or synergism (from the Greek synergos meaning working together, circa 1660) refers to the phenomenon in which two or more discrete influences or agents acting together create an effect greater than the sum of the effects each is able to create independently. ... Ethnology (greek ethnos: (non-greek, barbarian) people) is a genre of anthropological study, involving the systematic comparison of the folklore, beliefs and practices of different societies. ... Ethnolinguistics is a field of linguistic anthropology which studies the language of a particular ethnic group. ... Ethnocentricity is the tendency to look at the world primarily from the perspective of ones own ethnic culture. ... Look up eulogy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Euthanasia (from Greek: ευθανασία -ευ good, θανατος death) is the practice of ending the life of an individual or an animal who is suffering from a terminal disease or a chronically painful condition in a painless or minimally painful way either by lethal injection, drug overdose, or by the withdrawal of medical support. ... Eugenics is the self-direction of human evolution: Logo from the Second International Congress of Eugenics, 1921, depicting it as a tree which unites a variety of different fields. ... A euphemism is an expression intended by the speaker to be less offensive, disturbing, or troubling to the listener than the word or phrase it replaces, or in the case of doublespeak to make it less troublesome for the speaker. ... This article is about the continent. ... A Member of the European Parliament (English abbreviation MEP) is a member of the European Unions directly-elected legislative body, the European Parliament. ... The prefix ex- first appeared in English words in the Middle English in words borrowed from French. ... An exoskeleton, in contrast to an endoskeleton, is an external anatomical feature that supports and protects an animals body. ... Extraterrestrial, as an adjective, refers to something that originates, occurs, or is located outside Earth or its atmosphere. ... Floristry is most often understood as referring to the cultivation of flowers as well as their arrangement, rather than to the business of selling them. ... The Male Anatomy The foreskin or prepuce (a technically broader term that also includes the clitoral hood, the analoguous structure in women) is a retractable double-layered fold of skin and mucous membrane that covers the glans penis and protects the urinary meatus when the penis is not erect. ... Foreshadowing is a literary device in which an author drops subtle hints about plot developments to come later in the story. ... The Blue Marble: The famous photo of the Earth taken en route to the Moon by Apollo 17s Harrison Schmitt on December 7, 1972. ... REDIRCTOrigin of language ... Glossolalia (from the Greek, γλώσσα (glossa), tongue and λαλώ (lalô), to speak) comprises the utterance of what appears, depending on the listener and the context, either as an unknown foreign language (xenoglossia), as meaningless syllables, or as an unknown mystical language; the utterances sometimes occur as part of religious worship (religious glossolalia). ... The mirror of the Roman Goddess Venus is often used to represent the female sex. ... The shamefulness associated with the examination of female genitalia has long inhibited the science of gynaecology. ... Gynoid (from Greek gyneka - woman) is a term used to describe a robot designed to look like a human female, as compared to an android modeled after a male. ... One half is the fraction resulting from dividing one by two (½), or any number by its double; multiplication by one half is equivalent to division by two. ... Hemimetabolism or hemimetaboly, also called incomplete metamorphism, is a term used to describe the mode of development of certain insects that includes three distinct stages: the larvae, nymph, and the adult stage, or imago. ... Human blood smear: a - erythrocytes; b - neutrophil; c - eosinophil; d - lymphocyte. ... Haemophilia or hemophilia is the name of any of several hereditary genetic illnesses that impair the bodys ability to control bleeding. ... The English suffix -phobia is used to describe fear or hatred (the latter is often ignored) of a particular thing or subject. ... 7 (seven) is the natural number following 6 and preceding 8. ... In geometry, a heptagon is a polygon with seven sides and seven angles. ... A heterogeneous compound, mixture, or other such object is one that consists of many different items, which are often not easily sorted or separated, though they are clearly distinct. ... Heterosexuality is a sexual orientation characterized by esthetic attraction, romantic love or sexual desire exclusively for members of the opposite sex or gender, contrasted with homosexuality and distinguished from bisexuality and asexuality. ... Six can refer to: 6 (number), a number Six (cricket), when a batsman in cricket hits the ball to or over the boundary without the ball touching the ground inside the boundary first Six, a character on the television series Blossom (television) Six (television) or Channel 6, a proposed satellite... For six-legged insects, see Hexapoda A Hexapod is a platform for machinery that can be spatially displaced with six degrees of freedom under computer control by individually shortening or lengthening six (=greek hex) struts. ... This article is about the photographic technique. ... Holism (from holon, a Greek word meaning entity) is the idea that the properties of a system cannot be determined or explained by the sum of its components alone. ... The Holocene epoch is a geological period that extends from the present back about 10,000 radiocarbon years. ... Homogeneous is an adjective that has several meanings. ... Since its coinage, the word homosexuality has acquired multiple meanings. ... Homonyms (in Greek homoios = identical and onoma = name) are words which have the same form (orthographic/phonetic) but unrelated meaning. ... General Name, Symbol, Number hydrogen, H, 1 Chemical series nonmetals Group, Period, Block 1, 1, s Appearance colorless Atomic mass 1. ... Hyperactivity can be described as a state in which a person is abnormally easily excitable and exuberant. ... Hyperthyroidism (or overactive thyroid gland) is the clinical syndrome caused by an excess of circulating free thyroxine (T4) or free triiodothyronine (T3), or both. ... Hypo- a prefix meaning below, low or insufficient. ... Different bevels on hypodermic needles Syringe on left, hypodermic needle with attached color-coded luer lock on right. ... For other uses see fire (disambiguation). ... Negation, in its most basic sense, changes the truth value of a statement to its opposite. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... World illiteracy rates by country Literacy is the ability to read and write. ... Morality is a complex of principles based on cultural, religious, and philosophical concepts and beliefs, by which an individual determines whether his or her actions are right or wrong. ... This article needs cleanup. ... See: Intervention (counseling) - an orchestrated attempt by family and friends to get a family member to get help for addiction or other similar problem. ... link titleThe word international can mean: Between nations or encompassing several nations. ... An intravenous drip in a hospital Intravenous therapy or IV therapy is the administration of liquid substances directly into a vein. ... An SI prefix is a prefix that can be applied to an SI unit to form a decimal multiple or submultiple. ... For the techno single by Moby, see Thousand (single). ... The international prototype, made of platinum-iridium, which is kept at the BIPM under conditions specified by the 1st CGPM in 1889. ... The kilowatt (symbol: kW) is a unit for measuring power, equal to one thousand watts. ... Sedimentary, volcanic, plutonic, metamorphic rock types of North America. ... The tectonic plates of the Lithosphere on Earth. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Lusitanic. ... MAC may refer to: Multiplexed Analogue Components, a high-definition television transmission standard. ... MasterCard logo Manchaster Town Hall MC can mean: Mini Cooper: Macao: FIPS PUB 10-4 territory code Machine, (also m/c) Manchester, England (also m/c) Mariah Carey, American songstress Marginal cost Marin Catholic Master cylinder Master of Ceremonies Rapper (also emcee), or a prefix for the names of rappers... A family name, or surname, is that part of a persons name that indicates to what family he or she belongs. ... MacCarthy chieftans coat of arms McCarthy (a variant of MacCarthy) is a common surname that originated in Ireland. ... Kirsty MacColl on cd cover , 1998 Kirsty Anna MacColl (10 October 1959 – 18 December 2000) was a British pop singer-songwriter. ... Macroscopic is commonly used to describe physical objects that are measurable and observable by the naked eye. ... In law, malpractice is type of tort in which the misfeasance, malfeasance or nonfeasance of a professional under a duty to act fails to follow generally accepted professional standards. ... Malnutrition is a general term for the medical condition caused by an improper or insufficient (undernourished) diet. ... McDonalds Corporation (NYSE: MCD) is the worlds largest chain of fast-food restaurants [1]. Although McDonalds did not invent the hamburger or fast food, its name has become nearly synonymous with both. ... McJob is slang for a low-pay, low-prestige job that requires few skills and offers very little chance of intracompany advancement. ... USA Today is a national American newspaper published by the Gannett Corporation. ... The McDonalds restaurant chain uses many words starting with the Mc prefix: Egg McMuffin McCafé McChicken McDonaldland McDrive McFlurry McGourmet McGriddle McRib McShake Mayor McCheese Ronald McDonald and various local McDonalds menu items. ... An SI prefix is a prefix that can be applied to an SI unit to form a decimal multiple or submultiple. ... One million (1000000), one thousand thousand, is the natural number following 999999 and preceding 1000001. ... A megabyte is a unit of information or computer storage equal to approximately one million bytes. ... A megaphone, with a three-inch lighter to scale. ... The cultural areas of Mesoamerica Mesoamerica is a region that extends roughly from the Tropic of Cancer in central Mexico down through northwestern Costa Rica. ... The term mesoscale is a size scale referring to weather systems smaller than synoptic scale systems but larger than storm-scale systems. ... This article is about the word Meta. ... The metacarpus is the intermediate part of the hand skeleton that is located between the fingers distally and the carpus which forms the connection to the forearm. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The metatarsus consists of the five long bones of the foot, which are numbered from the medial side (ossa metatarsalia I.-V.); each presents for examination a body and two extremities. ... An SI prefix is a prefix that can be applied to an SI unit to form a decimal multiple or submultiple. ... The microgram (symbol µg, sometimes mcg) is an SI unit of mass. ... E. coli magnified 10,000 times. ... Micronations – sometimes also referred to as cybernations, fantasy countries, model countries, and new country projects – are entities that resemble independent nations or states, but which are unrecognized by them, and for the most part exist only on paper, on the Internet, or in the minds of their creators. ... A microscope (Greek: micron = small and scopos = aim) is an instrument for viewing objects that are too small to be seen by the naked or unaided eye. ... Seal of the Senate The Senate of the United States of America is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... Celebrations in China. ... An SI prefix is a prefix that can be applied to an SI unit to form a decimal multiple or submultiple. ... The milligram (symbol mg) is an SI unit of mass. ... The millilitre (ml or mL, also spelt milliliter) is a metric unit of volume that is equal to one thousandth of a litre. ... A miniskirt The miniskirt is a skirt with a hemline well above the knees (generally 2cm below the ass level). ... A miniseries (sometimes mini-series), in a serial storytelling medium, is a production which tells a story in a limited number of episodes. ... Bad is a word used to describe undesirable circumstances, objects, or events. ... A wrong is a concept in law and ethics. ... Miscarriage or spontaneous abortion is the natural or accidental termination of a pregnancy at a stage where the embryo or the fetus is incapable of surviving, generally defined at a gestation of prior to 20 weeks. ... Misanthropy is a hatred or distrust of the human race, or a disposition to dislike and mistrust other people. ... Misogyny () is hatred of or strong prejudice against women. ... Look up one in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A monolith is a geological or technological feature such as a mountain, consisting of a single massive stone or rock. ... The KL Monorail in Kuala Lumpur, a colourful straddle-beam monorail A monorail is a transit system, resembling a metro or railroad with a track consisting of a beam (guideway), not a single rail as is implied by the name, as opposed to the traditional track with two parallel rails. ... Monotony is continuation without variation; but not necessarily the extreme of complete stagnation and constancy. ... Joseph Chamberlain wearing a monocle A monocle is a type of corrective lens, descended from the Quizzing glasses of the 1700s, used to correct the vision in only one eye. ... Multiculturalism is a public policy approach for managing cultural diversity in a multiethnic society, officially stressing mutual respect and tolerance for cultural differences within a countrys borders. ... The term multilingualism can refer to rather different phenomena. ... Mycology (from the Greek mykes, meaning fungus) is the study of fungi, their genetic and biochemical properties, their taxonomy, and their use to humans as a source for medicinals (see penicillin) and food (beer, wine, cheese, edible mushrooms), as well as their dangers, such as poisoning or infection. ... Mycoprotein is defined in the Oxford English Dictionary as: the albuminoid which is the principal constituent of the protoplasm of the cell. ... Ten thousand (10000) is the natural number following 9999 and preceding 10001. ... A myriagon is a polygon with 10,000 sides. ... Myriad is a classical Greek name for the number 104 = 10 000, or a group of 10 000 people, etc. ... Negation, in its most basic sense, changes the truth value of a statement to its opposite. ... See Wikipedia:Nonsense for the usage of Nonsense in Wikipedia. ... Non-denial denial is a term for a particular kind of equivocation; specifically, an apparent denial that, though it appeared clearcut and unambiguous when heard, on examination turns out to be ambiguous and not a denial at all. ... 9 (nine) is the natural number following 8 and preceding 10. ... In geometry, an enneagon or nonagon is a nine-sided polygon. ... 8 (eight) is the natural number following 7 and preceding 9. ... R-phrases , , , , S-phrases , , , , , , , Flash point 13 °C Autoignition temperature 220 °C Explosive limits 1. ... A regular octagon. ... omni-, as a combining form or prefix in English, expresses the idea of allness. One can generally paraphrase its meaning with circumlocutions such as in all ways, in all places or applying to all things. The English prefix exactly matches the form and approximately matches the meaning of the Latin... An omnivore (from Latin: omne all, everything; vorare to devour) is an animal that eats both plants and meat. ... An oocyte or ovocyte is a female gametocyte that divides twice by mitosis and meiosis into two other oocytes or into two ootids. ... Map of countries by population —showing the population of the China and India in the billions. ... Over-consumption is a concept coined in developing nations to counter the rhetoric of over-population by which developed nations judge them as consuming more than their economy can support. ... In feudalism, an overlord is a supreme lord; one who is the lord of other lords. ... Pandects (Lat. ... The driver of a car transporter truck prepares to offload Skoda Octavia cars in Cardiff, Wales For further uses of the word truck, see Truck (disambiguation). ... Pantocrator (Greek Παντοκρατορ) literally means Lord (or master) of Everything (the universe). It is one of the names given to Christ by Greek Orthodox Christians. ... A pamphlet is an unbound booklet (that is, without a hard cover or binding). ... A legal assistant or paralegal is a person, qualified by education, training or work experience who is employed or retained by a lawyer, law office, corporation, governmental agency or other entity and who performs specifically delegated substantive legal work for which a lawyer is responsible (ABA House of Delegates,1997). ... The Apollo 15 capsule landed safely despite a parachute failure. ... 5 (five) is the natural number following 4 and preceding 6. ... A regular pentagon A pentagram enclosed in a pentagon In geometry, a pentagon is any five-sided polygon. ... Perimysium is a sheath of connective tissue which groups individual muscle fibers into bundles or fasciculi Categories: Stub ... The pericardium is a double-walled sac that contains the heart and the roots of the great vessels. ... The periosteum is an envelope of fibrous connective tissue that is wrapped around the bone in all places except at joints (which are protected by cartilage). ... Prism splitting light Light is electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength that is visible to the eye (visible light) or, in a technical or scientific context, electromagnetic radiation of any wavelength. ... In quantum physics, the photon (from Greek φως, phōs, meaning light) is the quantum of the electromagnetic field (light). ... A sepia-tinted photograph of an English couple, taken in 1895. ... The leaf is the primary site of photosynthesis in plants. ... The prefix phyto is used to form words in botany; the purpose of this article is to provide a single point of reference for these terms. ... Phytogeography is the branch of biogeography that is concerned with the geographic distribution of plant species. ... Diagrams of some typical phytoplankton Phytoplankton refers to the autotrophic component of the plankton that drifts in the water column. ... Postpartum depression (also postnatal depression) is a form of major depression for which treatment is effective and widely recommended