Chapter 13 Flashcards
(42 cards)
1
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heno-
A
one
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dy-
A
two
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ennea-
A
nine
4
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dec- or dek-
A
10
5
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hendeco-
A
11
6
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dodeko
A
12
7
Q
hecto-
A
hundred
8
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kilo-
A
thousand
9
Q
arithmet
A
number
10
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dicho-
A
in two
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di-
A
twice
12
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gon-
A
angle
13
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hemi-
A
half
14
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macr-
A
larg
15
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metr-
A
measure
16
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micr-
A
small
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mono-
A
single, one
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nano
A
very small, one billionth
19
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pan-
A
all
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poly-
A
many
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proto-
A
first or original
22
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monocle
A
a single eyeglass
23
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hemiplegia
A
paralysis on one side of the body
24
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diplopia
A
double vision
25
pentadactyl
having 5 fingers or toes
26
heptameter
a verse of 7 metrical feet
27
hectolitre
metric unit of 100 litres
28
octamerous
having 8 parts
29
monopolize
obtain exclusive control of something
30
tetrad
a group of four
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polygyny
polygamy in which a man has more than one wife
32
dichotomy
a diversion/contrast between two things that are represented as being entirely different
33
pentathlon
contest featuring 5 events
34
micropaleontology
the study of microscopic remains(fossils) of animals, plants, protists
35
panchromatic
sensitive to all visible colours of the spectrum
36
myriad
countless or extremely great (or a unit of 10 000)
37
odometer
measures the distance travelled
38
macroscopic
visible to the naked eye
39
series of four books
tetralogy
40
protagonist
leader
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nanobiotechnology
the study of living cells at a molecular level
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the metric system
French Academy of Sciences create a standard system, including a metre (so called from Greek, metron) which was originally dfined as 'equal to 1 ten millionth of the length of the arc from the equator to the north pole" but now defined in terms of speed of light. Greek numbers indicate multiples (deka, hecto, kil) while Latin represent factions (deci 1/10, centi 1/100, mili 1/1000)
